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.
Words nearby melic
meleney's gangrene, melete, meletin, meliaceous, meliae, melic, melick, melilite, melilla, melilot, melinda
Origin of melic
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Examples from the Web for melic
Although the metre and dialect are Dorian, the poems breathe the spirit of Aeolian melic poetry.
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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