MELODY


Meaning of MELODY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈme-lə-dē ]

noun

( plural -dies )

Etymology: Middle English melodie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin melodia, from Greek melōidia chanting, music, from melos limb, musical phrase, song (probably akin to Breton mell joint) + aeidein to sing — more at ode

Date: 13th century

1. : a sweet or agreeable succession or arrangement of sounds : tunefulness

2. : a rhythmic succession of single tones organized as an aesthetic whole

• me·lod·ic mə-ˈlä-dik adjective

• me·lod·i·cal·ly -di-k(ə-)lē adverb

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