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melody

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Main Entry: mel·o·dy
Pronunciation: \ˈme-lə-dē\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural mel·o·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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