adjective
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of or relating to melody
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of or relating to a part in a piece of music
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tuneful or melodious
Other Word Forms
- melodically adverb
- nonmelodic adjective
- nonmelodically adverb
- unmelodic adjective
- unmelodically adverb
Etymology
Origin of melodic
1815–25; < Late Latin melōdicus < Greek melōidikós. See melody, -ic
Example Sentences
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The ensemble spends much of its time on mallet instruments, setting the stage, keeping a melodic line or pulse going.
From Los Angeles Times
Or take SZA, whose five nods put her in the pop, traditional R&B and melodic rap categories.
From Los Angeles Times
There’s nothing as mystical as songwriting to me, because it’s two kinds of writing — melodic writing that is completely unexplainable, and then lyrics, that is sort of the best puzzle.
From Los Angeles Times
In a melodic, chirpy voice, speaking in unaccented American English and calling herself Orphan Ann, D’Aquino did done hundreds of broadcasts for a news and music show called “Zero Hour.”
From Los Angeles Times
I hear the scraping of branches, the scratching of bark, and low melodic sounds that remind me of chittering.
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