ode (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *ode*:
NOUN	communication	ode	a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

ode > pronunciation
Sounds	ow'd
Rhymes	abode ... workload: 51 rhymes with owd...

English > *ode*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
Narrower	Horatian ode, Sapphic ode	An ode with several stanzas
	Pindaric ode, Pindaric	An ode form used by Pindar
	choral ode	ode sung by the chorus in classical Greek drama
	epithalamium	An ode honoring a bride and bridegroom
Broader	lyric, lyric poem	A short / short poem of songlike quality
Spanish	oda
Catalan	oda

HyperDic: ode