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Ode

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a lyric poem, typically formal in tone, addressed to or celebrating a person or thing
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Stage 1 of 2
oide
Greek · ancient
"a song"
a song, a lyric poem meant to be sung
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Stage 2 of 2
ode
English · 1500s
"a formal lyric poem, often addressed to a person or thing"
settled as the English word for a formal, elevated lyric poem
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