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ode (ōd)

noun

  1. a poem written to be sung
  2. in modern use, a lyric poem, rhymed or unrhymed, typically addressed to some person or thing and usually characterized by lofty feeling, elaborate form, and dignified style

Etymology: Fr < LL oda < Gr ōidē, song, contr. < aoidē < aeidein, to sing < IE *aweid- < base *aw-, to speak > Sans vádati, (he) speaks

ode Related Forms
odic (ōdik) adjective
ode Synonyms

ode

n.

poem, Pindaric ode, lyric, canzone (Italian); see poetry.

ode Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • compose: Le Blogeur has composed an ode to Rebecca Blood for the occasion of the fourth anniversary of her Pocket.
  • solve: Use of LT theory to solve a second order ODE.
  • sing: Ode to Ben I couldn't leave without singing an ode to LG's new Editor, our resident Russian spy.
  • write: No poet would ever write an ode to the intestine.
  • give: Nevertheless, a distributed model can be approximated by a series of ODEs given simplifying assumptions.

Adjective modifier

  • Pindaric: Contemporary with the vases, Pindaric odes also describe agonistic triumph in terms of desire and its consummation.
  • choral: Masks were only used briefly during a choral ode in which the women all chanted ' let loose the birds of war ' .
  • linear: Linear ODEs and systems of first order linear ODEs form the first topic to be treated in depth.
  • second: Use of LT theory to solve a second order ODE.
  • first: Ordinary differential equations: First order, first degree ODE 's of separable type and the integrating factor method.
  • little: This little ode to Chiswick ' s most genteel quarter is an interesting read.

Preposition: on

  • occasion: The Laureateship had fallen into disrepute, as a succession of poetasters had churned out conventional and obsequious odes on royal occasions.

Noun used with modifier

  • birthday: There was neither an ode to the new year nor a birthday ode in 1745.
  • order: Use of LT theory to solve a second order ODE.
  • second-order: Second-order ODEs: constant coefficients, variation of parameters, particular integrals.
  • first-order: Methods of solution of first-order ODEs: separable, integrating factor, homogeneous.

Preposition: in

  • praise: Dr. Armand D'Angour, Classics Fellow and Tutor at Jesus College, has written an ancient Greek ode in praise of Athens.
  • life: His D.Phil on the rôle of the ode in English musical life, 1660-1800 was awarded in October 1992.

Preposition: of

  • practice: A Responsible Tourism Policy for the Gambia has now been developed, together with c odes of practice to regulate the quality of services.

Preposition: with

  • coefficient: This powerful method is applicable to linear ODEs or systems of linear ODEs with constant coefficients.
ode Quotes

If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the Ode on a Grecian Urn is worth any numberof old ladies.

—Faulkner,William Harrison

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