单词 | melody |
释义 | melody —melodyless, adj. /mel"euh dee/, n. , pl. melodies. 1. musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement. 2. Music. a. the succession of single tones in musical compositions, as distinguished from harmony and rhythm. b. the principal part in a harmonic composition; the air. c. a rhythmical succession of single tones producing a distinct musical phrase or idea. 3. a poem suitable for singing. 4. intonation, as of a segment of connected speech. [1250-1300; ME melodie < ML melodia < Gk meloidía (choral) singing, equiv. to mel- (see MELIC) + -oid- (see ODE) + -ia -Y3] Syn. 1. See harmony. 2. tune, song, descant, theme. |
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