plural odes
1
: a lyric poem usually marked by exaltation of feeling and style, varying length of line, and complexity of stanza forms
Clifton's ode "homage to my hips"
2
: something that shows respect for or celebrates the worth or influence of another : homage
The museum would be an ode to visual storytelling, drawn from the director's collection of film ephemera and fine art.—
Chanan Tigay
Chanan TigayThe recipe is an ode to my homeland, Vietnam, and I'd like to share it with my new friends in America.—Gourmet
Gourmet1
: way : path
electrode
2
: electrode
diode
Examples of ode in a Sentence
Noun
This poem is titled, “An Ode to My Mother.”
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Wolf might be an ode to strength and freedom, while Monte means mountain in Spanish.
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Noun
Looming over the 8,340-square-foot dining room is a banker with a pen in his hand (another ode to the building’s history), the star of a bold mural from artist Aaron Petz.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2025
The food—served to classical music, an ode to the classics played 24/7 at Fawn Bluff’s greenhouse—was worthy of a standing ovation.
—Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
Wolf might be an ode to strength and freedom, while Monte means mountain in Spanish.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 29 Dec. 2025
More basketball sneakers have also been confirmed with several retros, including the shoe worn by Kobe Bryant in his career-high 81-point game and the first ever return of Kevin Durant’s ode to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 27 Dec. 2025
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“Ode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ode. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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ode
1 of 2 noun
: a lyric poem that expresses a noble feeling with dignity
-ode
2 of 2 noun combining formˌōd
1
: way : path
electrode
2
: electrode
diode
Etymology
Noun combining form
derived from Greek hodos "way, path"
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