An example of an ode is William Wordsworth's Imitations of Immortality.
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Origin of ode
French from Late Latin oda from Classical Greek ?id?, song, contr. from aoid? from aeidein, to sing from Indo-European an unverified form aweid- from base an unverified form aw-, to speak from source Sanskrit vádati, (he) speaksOrigin of -ode
from Classical Greek hodos, path, way from Indo-European base an unverified form sed-, to go from source Classical Latin cedereOrigin of -ode
Classical Greek -?d?s, ?des from -?-, ending of base or thematic vowel + -eid?s, like, -oid
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noun
Origin of ode
French choric song from Old French from Late Latin ōdē, ōda from Greek aoidē, ōidē song ; see wed-2 in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
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suffix
Origin of -ode
Greek -odos from hodos Sense 2, from (an)ode (cath)ode (electr)ode etc.
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(plural odes)
From Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidē, “song”).
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