Pindaric ode
Pindaric ode
noun Prosody.
an ode consisting of several units, each of which is composed of a strophe and an antistrophe of identical form followed by a contrasting epode.
Also called regular ode.
Origin:
1630–40
1630–40
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To Pindaric ode
Collins
World English Dictionary
| Pindaric ode | |
| —n | |
| Often shortened to: Pindaric a form of ode associated with Pindar consisting of a triple unit or groups of triple units, with a strophe and an antistrophe of identical structure followed by an epode of a different structure | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Pindaric ode
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
