MELISMA


Meaning of MELISMA in English

[ mɪ'lɪzmə ]

■ noun ( plural ~s or ~ta -mətə ) Music a group of notes sung to one syllable of text.

Derivatives

~tic adjective

Origin

C19: from Gk, lit. 'melody'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.