melic
[ mel-ik ]
/ ˈmɛl ɪk /
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adjective
intended to be sung.
noting or pertaining to the more elaborate form of Greek lyric poetry, as distinguished from iambic and elegiac poetry.
Nearby words
- meleney's gangrene,
- melete,
- meletin,
- meliaceous,
- meliae,
- 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.
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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