melic

[ mel-ik ]
/ ˈmɛl ɪk /

adjective

intended to be sung.
noting or pertaining to the more elaborate form of Greek lyric poetry, as distinguished from iambic and elegiac poetry.

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Origin of melic

1690–1700; < Greek melikós, equivalent to mél(os) limb, song + -ikos -ic

Words nearby melic

meleney's gangrene, melete, meletin, meliaceous, meliae, melic, melick, melilite, melilla, melilot, melinda
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British Dictionary definitions for melic

melic
/ (ˈmɛlɪk) /

adjective

(of poetry, esp ancient Greek lyric poems) intended to be sung

Word Origin for melic

C17: via Latin from Greek melikos, from melos song
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