melody
- melody
melody [mel′ə dē]
n.
pl. melodies [ME melodie < OFr < LL melodia < Gr melōidia < melos, song (see MELIC) + aeidein, to sing: see ODE]
1.
a) pleasing sounds or arrangement of sounds in sequence
b) musical quality, as in the arrangement of words
2. Music
a) a sequence of single tones, usually in the same key or mode, to produce a rhythmic whole; often, a tune, air, or song
b) the element of form having to do with the arrangement of single tones in sequence: distinguished from HARMONY
c) the leading part, or voice, in a harmonic composition; the air
SYN.- MELODY refers to the rhythmic arrangement of tones in sequence to express a musical idea; AIR, in strict application, refers to the principal, or leading, melody of a harmonized composition, but it is sometimes used as an equivalent of TUNE, which is the popular term for any easily remembered melody that identifies a song, dance, etc.
English World dictionary.
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