ə noun, plural mon·o·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 ).
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| —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 | |
| monodic | |
| —adj | |
| mo'nodical | |
| —adj | |
| mo'nodically | |
| —adv | |
| 'monodist | |
| —n | |
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