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monodic

[muh-nod-ik]

adjective Music.

of or relating to monody.

Origin:
1810–20; < Greek monōidikós. See monody, -ic

Related forms

mo·nod·i·cal·ly, adverb

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monody (ˈmɒnədɪ)

—n , pl -dies
1.	(in Greek tragedy) an ode sung by a single actor
2.	any poem of lament for someone's death
3.	music a style of composition consisting of a single vocal part, usually with accompaniment

[C17: via Late Latin from Greek monōidia, from mono- + aeidein to sing]

monodic

—*adj*

mo'nodical

—*adj*

mo'nodically

—*adv*

'monodist

—n

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