ODE


Meaning of ODE in English

n. 1 a lyric poem, usu. rhymed and in the form of an address, in varied or irregular metre. 2 hist. a poem meant to be sung.

[ F f. LL oda f. Gk oide Attic form of aoide song f. aeido sing ]

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