n.
Pronunciation: ' me-l ə -d ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -dies
Etymology: Middle English melodie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin melodia, from Greek mel ō idia chanting, music, from melos limb, musical phrase, song (prob. akin to Breton mell joint) + aeidein to singular ― more at ODE
Date: 13th century
1 : a sweet or agreeable succession or arrangement of sounds : TUNEFULNESS
2 : a rhythmic succession of single tones organized as an aesthetic whole
– me · lod · ic \ m ə - ' lä-dik \ adjective
– me · lod · i · cal · ly \ -di-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb