n. (pl. -ies)
1. an ode sung by a single actor in a Greek tragedy.
2 a poem lamenting a person's death.
3 Mus. a composition with only one melodic line.
Derivatives:
monodic adj. monodist n.
Etymology: LL monodia f. Gk monoidia f. monoidos singing alone (as MONO-, ODE)