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melic

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. melic (adjective)
  2. melic grass (noun)
  3. purple melic grass (noun)

mel·ic

adj \ˈme-lik\

Definition of MELIC

: of or relating to song : lyric; especially : of or relating to Greek lyric poetry of the seventh and sixth centuries b.c.

Origin of MELIC

Latin melicus, from Greek melikos, from melos song — more at melody
First Known Use: 1699

Rhymes with MELIC

relic, telic

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