plural melodies
Definition of melody
1
: a sweet or agreeable succession or arrangement of sounds
whilst all the winds with melody are ringing— P. B. Shelley
2
: a rhythmic succession of single tones organized as an aesthetic whole
a hummable melody the piper's fingers play the melody on a pipe called a chanter— Pat Cahill
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The first known use of melody was in the 13th century
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