ode
/oʊd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.
name
A surname.
noun
name
Initialism of Oxford Dictionary of English.
name
Example Sentences
Etymology
From Middle French ode, from Late Latin ōda, from Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”). Doublet of Aoede.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ode, ōda, ᾠδή, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /oʊd/
- British English: /əʊd/