ode
Greekway, path, road
Variants
odehodosod
About This Root
From Greek hodos (way, path, road). Appears in electrode (the path of electric current), episode (originally 'coming in' between acts), and melodic (from melos + ode, 'song-path'). Also gives us ode itself — a lyric poem, originally 'sung along a way.' Parody literally means 'beside-song.'
Associated Words
electrode
A terminal through which electric current passes in a circuit
B1
episodic
Occurring irregularly; consisting of loosely connected episodes
GREC2
melodic
Relating to or having a pleasant melody
TOEFLC2
ode
A dignified lyric poem in praise or celebration of something
GREC2
parody
A humorous imitation of a work or style; to imitate satirically
IELTSGREC2