melic


mel·ic

M0206275 (mĕl′ĭk)adj. Of or relating to verse that is intended to be sung, especially Greek lyric verse of the seventh to fifth century bc.
[Greek melikos, from melos, song.]

melic

(ˈmɛlɪk) adj (Poetry) (of poetry, esp ancient Greek lyric poems) intended to be sung[C17: via Latin from Greek melikos, from melos song]

mel•ic

(ˈmɛl ɪk)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to song. 2. of or pertaining to an elaborate form of Greek lyric poetry of the 7th and 6th centuries b.c. [1690–1700; < Greek melikós=mél(os) limb, song + -ikos -ic]