melody

  • 11Melody — Mel o*dy, n.; pl. {Melodies}. [OE. melodie, F. m[ e]lodie, L. melodia, fr. Gr. ? a singing, choral song, fr. ? musical, melodious; me los song, tune + ? song. See {Ode}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12Melody A.M. — Melody A.M. Studioalbum von Röyksopp Veröffentlichung 2001 Label Wall Of Sound, Astralwerks, Virgin/EMI Records …

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  • 13Melody A.M. — Melody A.M. Album par Röyksopp Sortie 12 août 2002 Enregistrement 2001 2002 Durée 46:30 Genre Electronica, Ambient …

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  • 14Melody — f English: modern transferred use of the vocabulary word (Greek melōdia singing of songs, from melos song + aeidein to sing), chosen partly because of its pleasant associations and partly under the influence of other female names with the same… …

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  • 15melody — (n.) late 13c., from O.Fr. melodie music, song, tune (12c.), from L.L. melodia, from Gk. meloidia a singing, a chanting, choral song, a tune for lyric poetry, from melos song, part of song (see MELISMA (Cf. melisma)) + oide song, ode (see ODE (Cf …

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  • 16melody — [n] harmony, tune air, aria, assonance, carillon, chant, chime, concord, consonance, descant, diapason, euphony, inflection, lay, lyric, measure, melodiousness, music, musicality, refrain, resonance, run, song, strain, theme, tunefulness, unison; …

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  • 17melody — ► NOUN (pl. melodies) 1) a sequence of notes that is musically satisfying; a tune. 2) the main part in harmonized music. ORIGIN from Greek melos song …

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  • 18Melody — This article is about melody in music. For other senses of this word, see Melody (disambiguation). A bar from J.S. Bach s Fugue No.17 in A flat , BWV 862, from Das Wohltemperirte Clavier (Part I), an example of counterpoint …

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  • 19melody. — Para otros usos de este término, véase Melody (desambiguación). melody. Datos generales Nacimiento …

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  • 20melody — melodyless, adj. /mel euh dee/, n., pl. melodies. 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… …

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