noun a composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, liszt's "hungarian rhapsodies.".
2. rhapsody ·noun a disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition.
3. rhapsody ·noun a recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence, a division of the iliad or the odyssey;
called also a book.