ENGLISH ROOT WORD: ode "song." from Greek oide

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【ode】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Greek word(s) "oide." It carries the basic meaning of "song."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "ode"]

comedy ***[2677] Comedy consists of types of entertainment, such as plays and films, or particular scenes in them, that are intended to make people laugh.
melody **[4202] A melody is a tune.
tragedy ***[3318] A tragedy is an extremely sad event or situation.

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[WORD ROOT]root ode
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] ode, ody, edy, edi
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) oide
[MEANING]root song

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Greek】 oide song
• 【Latin】 ode lyric song

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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comedy ★★★[2677] noun from comedy 〈 comic
【DEFINITION】 Comedy consists of types of entertainment, such as plays and films, or particular scenes in them, that are intended to make people laugh.
【pl.】 comedies
【SYNONYM】 humour
【ROOTs】 ⑴ com; revel ⑵ edy(ode);
【Etymology】 《Greek komoidos》 [from komos+aoidos] actor or singer in the revels
【First Known Meaning】 narrative with a happy ending; any composition intended for amusement,
【DERIVATIVEs】 comedial, comedy, comic, comical

melody ★★[4202] noun from melody 〈 ode
【DEFINITION】 A melody is a tune.
【pl.】 melodies
【ROOTs】 ⑴ mel(melo); song, singing ⑵ ody(ode);
【Etymology】 《Greek meloidia》 a singing, a chanting; a choral song, a tune for lyric poetry
【DERIVATIVEs】 melodic, melodious, melodize, melody

tragedy ★★★[3318] noun
【DEFINITION】 A tragedy is an extremely sad event or situation.
【pl.】 tragedies
【ROOTs】 ⑴ trag; he-goat, goat, buck ⑵ edy(ode);
【Etymology】 《Greek tragodia》 [tragos("goat, buck")+oide("song")] (literally) goat song; a dramatic poem or play in formal language and having an unhappy resolution
【First Known Meaning】 play or other serious literary work with an unhappy ending,
【DERIVATIVEs】 tragedy, tragic, tragical, tragically

Other words containing "ode"; comedial, comedian, melodic, melodious, melodize, ode

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

odd
od-, hod-
nutri-, nutr-
nov-
nunci-, nounc-
note-, not-
norm
nore
nonu-, non-
nomen-, nomin-

 

 

 

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