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rhap⋅sod⋅ic

  [rap-sod-ik]
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–adjective
1. extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
2. pertaining to, characteristic of, or of the nature or form of rhapsody.
Also, rhap⋅sod⋅i⋅cal.

Origin:
1775–85; < Gk rhapsōidikós. See rhapsody, -ic

Related forms:
rhap⋅sod⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. elated, transported, overjoyed.
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rhap·sod·ic   (rāp-sŏd'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of, resembling, or characteristic of a rhapsody.
  2. Immoderately impassioned or enthusiastic; ecstatic.
rhap·sod'i·cal·ly adv.
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Rhapsodic

Rhap*sod"ic\, Rhapsodic \Rhap*sod"ic\, a. [Gr. "rapsw,diko`s: cf. F. rhapsodique.] Of or pertaining to rhapsody; consisting of rhapsody; hence, confused; unconnected. -- Rhap*sod"ic*al*ly, adv.
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