transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈme-lə-dē ]
noun
( plural -dies )
Etymology: Middle English melodie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin melodia, from Greek melōidia chanting, music, from melos limb, musical phrase, song (probably akin to Breton mell joint) + aeidein to sing — 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 mə-ˈlä-dik adjective
• me·lod·i·cal·ly -di-k(ə-)lē adverb