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1. Ode
   a lyric song, the same as a stasimon.
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2. Ode
   Comes from the Greek word meaning song. Odes are normally written in an exalted style and are classified as either Pindaric (after Pindar) or Horatian (after Horace). Pindaric Odes have a triadic or three stanza structure - comprising a strophe (first stanza), an antistrophe (second stanza) and an e...
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3. ode
   [n] - a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
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4. ode
   Lyric poem with complex rules of structure. Odes originated in ancient Greece, where they were chanted to a musical accompaniment. Classical writers of odes include Sappho, Pindar, Horace, and...
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5. Ode
   lyric poem usually addressed to the subject, so written in the second person. There is no fixed rhyme or rhythm pattern. Language may be unusual, perhaps self-consciously 'poetic': Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness... (Keats, 'On a Grecian Urn').
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6. Ode
   Ode noun [ French, from Latin ode , oda , Greek ... a song, especially a lyric song, contr. from ..., from ... to sing; confer Sanskrit vad to speak, sing. Confer Comedy , Melody , Monody .] A short poetical co...
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7. ode
   noun a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
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8. ODE
   Abbreviation for 'ordinary differential equation'. Contexts: math
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9. Ode
   • (n.) A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; esp., now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.
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10. ode
    (from the article `Purcell, Henry`) The instrumental movements are the most striking part of the earliest of Purcell`s Welcome Songs for Charles II—a series of ceremonial odes that ... Purcell, a composer of occasional music who was also a brilliant choral writer, enriched the history of music with a series of odes and welcome song...
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11. ode
    ceremonious poem on an occasion of public or private dignity in which personal emotion and general meditation are united. The Greek word d, which ... [2 related articles]
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12. Ode
    An Object-Oriented Database from AT&T which extends C++ and supports fast queries, complex application modelling and multimedia. Ode uses one integrated data model (C++ classes) for both database and general purpose manipulation. An Ode database is a collection of persistent objects. It is defined...
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13. ode
    a poem of high seriousness with irregular stanzaic forms.
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14. ode
    Grand lyric poem in praise of something or some person. Originally odes were sung, not spoken.
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15. ode
    ode, elaborate and stately lyric poem of some length. The ode dates back to the Greek choral songs that were sung and danced at public events and celebrations. The Greek odes of Pindar, which were modeled on the choral odes of Greek drama, were poems of praise or glorification. They were arranged in...
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16. Ode
    An ode is a short poem, frequently of irregular or complicated lyrical form, usually written for some special occasion. The term was originally applied to the choric songs of the Greek dramas, and also to the poems of Pindar, Sappho, Horace etc.
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17. ode
    Lyric poem with complex rules of structure. Odes originated in ancient Greece, where they were chanted to a musical accompaniment. Classical writers of odes include Sappho, Pindar, Horace, and Catullus. English poets who adopted the form include Edmund Spenser, John Milton, John Dryden, and John Keats
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18. ODE
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19. Ode
    `Ode` (from the Ancient Greek ) is a type of lyrical verse. A classic ode is structured in three major parts: the strophe, the antistrophe, and the epode. Different forms such as the homostrophic ode and the irregular ode also exist. It is an elaborately structured...
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20. Ode
    (poem) `Ode` is a poem written in 1874 by the English poet Arthur O`Shaughnessy. It is often referred to by its first line We are the music makers. The Ode is the first poem in O`Shaughnessy`s collection Music and Moonlight. It has nine stanzas, although it is commonly be...
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21. Ode
    (ballet) `Ode` is a ballet made by Lorca Massine to eponymous music from 1943 by Igor Stravinsky. The premiere took place June 23, 1972, as part of New York City Ballet`s Stravinsky Festival at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center. Original cast : External links :
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