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-ode
-ode
1Compare -oid.
Origin:
< Greek -ōdēs, probably generalized from adjectives describing smells, as kēṓdēs smelling like incense; base ōd- of ózein to smell, give off odor
< Greek -ōdēs, probably generalized from adjectives describing smells, as kēṓdēs smelling like incense; base ōd- of ózein to smell, give off odor
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-ode
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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-ode
2a combining form meaning “way,” “road,” used in the formation of compound words: anode; electrode.
Origin:
< Greek -odos, combining form of hodós
< Greek -odos, combining form of hodós
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World English Dictionary
| -ode1 | |
| —n combining form | |
| denoting resemblance: nematode | |
| [from Greek -ōdēs, from eidos shape, form] | |
| -ode2 | |
| —n combining form | |
| denoting a path or way: electrode | |
| [from Greek -odos, from hodos a way] | |
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Medical Dictionary
-ode suff.
Way; path: electrode.
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