melic

The definition of a melic is a poem that is meant to be sung.

(noun)

An example of a melic is a Greek poem that people perform in song.

See melic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: L melicus < Gr melikos < melos, song, musical member, orig., limb < IE base *mel-, a limb > Cornish mel, a knuckle

See melic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of or relating to verse that is intended to be sung, especially Greek lyric verse of the seventh to fifth century B.C.

Origin:

Origin: Greek melikos

Origin: , from melos, song

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