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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
amelodically
\(ˈ)ā-mə-ˈlä-di-k(ə-)lē\ play adverb Then, as the theatergoers arrived, he began to play amelodically, as if tuning his instrument. — Mark Singer, Mr. Personality, (1988) 2005Read the Latest from M-W
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