MELISMA


Meaning of MELISMA in English

[me.lis.ma] n, pl -ma.ta [NL, fr. Gk, song, melody, fr. melizein to sing, fr. melos song] (ca. 1880) 1: a group of notes or tones sung on one syllable in plainsong

2: melodic embellishment or ornamentation

3: cadenza -- mel.is.mat.ic adj

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