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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary -ode noun combining form ETYMOLOGY Greek -odos, from hodos 1. way : path electrode 2. electrode diode English Etymology ode 1580s, from M.Fr . ode, from L.L. ode "lyric song," from Gk. oide, Attic contraction of aoide "song," from aeidein "sing," related to aude "voice, tone, sound." In classical use, "a poem intended to be sung;" in modern use usually a rhymed lyric, often an address, usually dignified, rarely extending to 150 lines.http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ode ode / Eud; NAmE oud / noun a poem that speaks to a person or thing or celebrates a special event 颂诗；颂歌: Keats's 'Ode to a Nightingale' 济慈的《夜莺颂》 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged -ode I. \ˌōd\ noun combining form (-s) Etymology: French, from Greek -ōdēs, probably from the stem of ozein to smell — more at odor : thing that resembles < placode > II. noun combining form (-s) Etymology: Greek -odos, from hodos — more at cede 1. : way : path : road < electrode > 2. : electrode < diode > |
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