Main Entry: ode

Pronunciation: \ˈōd\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin, from Greek ōidē, literally, song, from aeidein, aidein to sing; akin to Greek audē 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