odeoʊd(n.)

1. a lyric poem, typically with an irregular metrical form and expressing exalted or enthusiastic emotion.

   Category: Prosody

Origin of ode:

1580–90; < MF < LL ōda < Gk aoidḗ song, der. of aeídein to sing

od′ic(adj.)

-ode

1. a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “like,”“having the nature of”; used to form nouns: phyllode.

   Category: Affix

   Ref: Compare -oid .

Origin of -ode:

< Gk -ōdēs

-ode

1. a combining form meaning “way,”“path,” used esp. in the names of devices through which electrical current passes:

   electrode.

   Category: Affix

Origin of -ode:

< Gk -odos, comb. form of hodós