n.
Pronunciation: ' ō d
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin, from Greek ō id ē , literally, song, from aeidein, aidein to singular; akin to Greek aud ē voice
Date: 1588
: a lyric poem usually marked by exaltation of feeling and style, varying length of line, and complexity of stanza forms
– od · ist \ -ist \ noun