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melodyless

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mel⋅o⋅dy

  [mel-uh-dee]
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–noun, plural -dies.
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.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME melodie < ML melōdia < Gk melōidía (choral) singing, equiv. to mel- (see melic ) + -ōid- (see ode ) + -ia -y 3

Related forms:
mel⋅o⋅dy⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1. See harmony. 2. tune, song, descant, theme.
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