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A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sungA 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.
» Beethoven's Ode to Joy is the official anthem of the European Union.
Beethoovens „Ode an die Freude“ ist die offizielle Hymne der Europäischen Union.
«Ода к радости» Бетховена — официальный гимн Европейского союза.
«Ода до радості» Бетховена — офіційний гімн Європейського союзу.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
write an ode to someone
Ode
о́даóda
о́даóda
(slang)An odonate; a dragonfly or damselfly.
- a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
Examples
5 sentencesBeethoven's Ode to Joy is the official anthem of the European Union.
«Ода до радості» Бетховена — офіційний гімн Європейського союзу.
ru«Ода к радости» Бетховена — официальный гимн Европейского союза.
deBeethoovens „Ode an die Freude“ ist die offizielle Hymne der Europäischen Union.
His odes shall be read with minim, or crochet, or quaver rests.
Politicians and poets are tweeting their favorite odes and their own compositions.
Master Ode, surrounded by the emperor's guards, continued fighting.
ruМастер Одэ продолжал сражаться, окруженный стражей императора.
Tom could recite the first five verses of Schiller's Ode to Joy, but then suddenly he wouldn't know how the rest went.
deTom konnte Schillers Lied an die Freude bis zur fünften Strophe aufsagen und dann wusste er plötzlich nicht mehr, wie es weiterging.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French ode, from Late Latin ōda, from Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”). DoubleFrom Middle French ode, from Late Latin ōda, from Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”). Doublet of Aoede.
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