n.
Pronunciation: ' mä-n ə -d ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -dies
Etymology: Medieval Latin monodia, from Greek mon ō idia, from mon ō idos singing alone, from mon- + aeidein to singular ― more at ODE
Date: circa 1623
1 : an ode sung by one voice (as in a Greek tragedy)
2 : an elegy or dirge performed by one person
3 a : a monophonic vocal piece b : the monophonic style of 17th century opera
– mo · nod · ic \ m ə - ' nä-dik \ or mo · nod · i · cal \ -di-k ə l \ adjective