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   Ode

   /ōd/

   

   noun

   • 1. a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.
   • ▪ a poem meant to be sung.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, from late Latin oda, from Greek ōidē, Attic form of aoidē ‘song’, from aeidein ‘sing’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. odic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 4

   • O

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

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