Definition of amelodic
: not relating to, containing, constituting, or made up of melody : not melodic
The tension is augmented by Jan Radzynski's score, a taut, deliberately amelodic piece for two violins that often approximate the sounds made by a nest of disturbed hornets.— Joseph H. Mazo, Women’s Wear Daily, 21 Apr. 1980
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The first known use of amelodic was in 1966
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