Melody Definition
mĕlə-dē
melodies
noun
melodies
Pleasing sounds or arrangement of sounds in sequence.
Webster's New World
Musical quality, as in the arrangement of words.
Webster's New World
A sequence of single tones, usually in the same key or mode, to produce a rhythmic whole; often, a tune, air, or song.
Webster's New World
The element of form having to do with the arrangement of single tones in sequence.
Webster's New World
The leading part, or voice, in a harmonic composition; the air.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- strain
- air
- tune
- melodic phrase
- line
- melodic-line
- tonal pattern
- euphoniousness
- symphony
- sonority
- lay
- syncopation
- resonance
- refrain
- orchestration
pronoun
A female given name.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Melody
Noun
Singular:
melodyPlural:
grace-notes, melodiesOrigin of Melody
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Middle English melodie, from Old French melodie, from Latin melodia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδία (melōidiā, “singing, chanting"), from μέλος (mélos, “musical phrase") + ἀοιδή (aoidḗ, “song"), contracted form ᾠδή (ōidḗ).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English melodie from Old French from Late Latin melōdia from Greek melōidiā singing, choral song melos tune aoidē song wed-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the noun melody; in regular use since the 20th century.
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