Plural of ode
regular plural
The plural of ode is odes.
Forms of ode
| Singular | ode /oʊd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | odes |
| Countable | countable |
Odes in a sentence
- There are three typical forms of ode: Horatian, Pindaric and irregular. Horatian odes follow the conventions of Horace, who deliberately imitated the Greek lyricists such as Alcaeus and Anacreon.From the entry Horatian
- A poet could explain him to himself but he was a soldier and had no place to go for ghazals or odes.2005, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, Vintage, published 2006, page 100. From the entry ghazal
- Hatred of baroque pretentiosity and the feeling that the ode-writers aspired too high produced many parodic odes in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.1949, Gilbert Highet, The Classical Tradition: Greek and Roman Influences on Western Literature, Oxford: at the Clarendon Press, page 638. From the entry pretentiosity
Meaning of 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.
- noun An odonate; a dragonfly or damselfly.
Questions about the plural of ode
- What is the plural of ode?
- The plural of ode is odes.
- Is ode countable?
- Ode is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ode (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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