Standard Lemma guide

odyle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒd(ɪ)l/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈəʊd-/
  • General-American: /ˈɑdl̩/
  • General-American: /ˈoʊd-/

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of od (“a hypothetical force or natural power, now proved not to exist, which was supposed by Carl Reichenbach and others to inhere in certain people and produce phenomena such as animal magnetism and mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by chemical or vital action, heat, light, magnets, etc.”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, uncountable

Topics: pseudoscience

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: od

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From od + Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, “wood; material, matter, substance”).