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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mel•o•dy /ˈmɛlədi/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -dies. - Music and Dancea pleasing sequence;
a tune.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mel•o•dy (mel′ə dē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies. - Music and Dancemusical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement.
- Music and Dance
- the succession of single tones in musical compositions, as distinguished from harmony and rhythm.
- the principal part in a harmonic composition;
the air. - a rhythmical succession of single tones producing a distinct musical phrase or idea.
- Music and Dance, Literaturea poem suitable for singing.
- Music and Danceintonation, as of a segment of connected speech.
- Greek melōidía (choral) singing, equivalent. to mel- (see melic) + -ōid- (see ode) + -ia -y3
- Medieval Latin melōdia
- Middle English melodie 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See harmony.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tune, song, descant, theme.
Mel•o•dy (mel′ə dē),USA pronunciation n. - a female given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: melody /ˈmɛlədɪ/ n ( pl -dies)- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; tune
- the horizontally represented aspect of the structure of a piece of music
Compare harmony - sounds that are pleasant because of tone or arrangement, esp words of poetry
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, from Late Latin melōdia, from Greek melōidia singing, from melos song + -ōidia, from aoidein to sing |