ˈmänədē, -di noun
( -es )
Etymology: Medieval Latin monodia, from Greek monōidia, from monōidos singing alone (from mon- alone + ōidē song) + -ia -y — more at ode
1.
a. : an ode sung by one voice (as by one of the actors in a Greek tragedy)
b. : a funeral song or oration
2. : an elegy or a dirge in which a single mourner laments
3. : an unaccompanied chant sung in unison
4.
a. : the style of musical composition in which but one voice part carries a melody ; specifically : the solo style of the earliest operas and oratorios
b. : a melody or monodic composition ; specifically : a composition with but a single voice part