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monodist

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mon⋅o⋅dy

  [mon-uh-dee]
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–noun, plural -dies.
1. a Greek ode sung by a single voice, as in a tragedy; lament.
2. a poem in which the poet or speaker laments another's death; threnody.
3. Music.
a. a style of composition in which one part or melody predominates; homophony, as distinguished from polyphony.
b. a piece in this style.
c. monophony (def. 1).
Origin:
1580–90; < LL monōdia < Gk monōidía a solo, monody, equiv. to monōid(ós) singing alone (see mon-, ode ) + -ia -y 3

Related forms:
mon⋅o⋅dist  [mon-uh-dist] , noun
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mon·o·dy   (mŏn'ə-dē)   
n.   pl. mon·o·dies

  1. An ode for one voice or actor, as in Greek drama.

  2. A poem in which the poet or speaker mourns another's death.

  3. Music

    1. A style of composition dominated by a single melodic line.

    2. A style of composition having a single melodic line; monophony.

    3. A composition in either of these styles.


[Late Latin monōdia, from Greek monōidiā : mono-, mono- + aoidē, ōidē, song; see wed-2 in Indo-European roots.]
mo·nod'ic (mə-nŏd'ĭk), mo·nod'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., mo·nod'i·cal·ly adv., mon'o·dist (mŏn'ə-dĭst) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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