[ 'mɒnədi ]
■ noun ( plural monodies )
1》 an ode sung by a single actor in a Greek tragedy.
2》 a poem lamenting a person's death.
3》 music with only one melodic line.
Derivatives
monodic adjective
monodist noun
Origin
C17: via late L. from Gk monōdia , from monōdos 'singing alone'.