Associations to the word «Ode»

Wiktionary

ODE, noun. A 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.
ODE, noun. Initialism of Oxford Dictionary of English.
ODE, noun. (analysis) Initialism of ordinary differential equation.
ODE, noun. (computing) Initialism of Apache ODE.

Dictionary definition

ODE, noun. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.