monodical

mon·o·dy

M0393200 (mŏn′ə-dē)n. pl. mon·o·dies 1. An ode for one voice or actor, as in Greek drama.2. A poem in which the poet or speaker mourns another's death.3. Music a. A style of composition dominated by a single melodic line.b. A style of composition having a single melodic line; monophony.c. A composition in either of these styles.

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[Late Latin monōdia, from Greek monōidiā : mono-, mono- + aoidē, ōidē, song; see wed- in Indo-European roots.]

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mo·nod′ic (mə-nŏd′ĭk), mo·nod′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.mo·nod′i·cal·ly adv.mon′o·dist (mŏn′ə-dĭst) n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.monodical - having a single vocal part monodicmonophonic - consisting of a single melodic line