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melody

1

[ mel-uh-dee ]

noun

plural melodies.
  1. musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement.
  2. Music.
    1. the succession of single tones in musical compositions, as distinguished from harmony and rhythm.
    2. the principal part in a harmonic composition; the air.
    3. a rhythmical succession of single tones producing a distinct musical phrase or idea.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. a poem suitable for singing.
  4. intonation, as of a segment of connected speech.


Melody

2

[ mel-uh-dee ]

noun

  1. a female given name.

melody

/ ˈɛəɪ /

noun

  1. music
    1. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; tune
    2. the horizontally represented aspect of the structure of a piece of music Compare harmony
  2. sounds that are pleasant because of tone or arrangement, esp words of poetry
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • o·· adjective
  • ܲd·o· noun plural undermelodies
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of melody1

1250–1300; Middle English melodie from Medieval Latin ō徱 from Greek ōí “(choral) singing,” equivalent to mel- ( melic ) + -ō- ( ode ) + -ia -y 3
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of melody1

C13: from Old French, from Late Latin ō徱, from Greek ō徱 singing, from melos song + -ō徱, from aoidein to sing
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See harmony.
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"I loved how a lot of rhythms, scales, melodies and instruments were different but similar to the Irish trad music I had grown up with."

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The melody and the vocal trills that fans came to love were notably absent.

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They called the melody and phrasing a "duplicate" of their own songs.

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