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melodic interval

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noun

See under interval(def 6).

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Nearby words

  1. mellowly,
  2. melo,
  3. melodeon,
  4. melodia,
  5. melodic,
  6. melodic minor scale,
  7. melodics,
  8. melodie,
  9. melodion,
  10. melodious

Definition for melodic interval (2 of 2)

interval

[ in-ter-vuhl ]
/ ˈɪn tər vəl /

noun

Origin of interval

1250–1300; Middle English intervall(e) < Latin intervallum interval, literally, space between two palisades. See inter-, wall
SYNONYMS FOR interval
3 opening, gap, separation, gulf.
Related formsin·ter·val·ic, in·ter·val·lic [in-ter-val-ik] /ˌɪn tərˈvæl ɪk/, adjective
Can be confusedinterval period
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British Dictionary definitions for melodic interval

interval

/ (ˈɪntəvəl) /

noun

Derived Formsintervallic (ˌɪntəˈvælɪk), adjective

Word Origin for interval

C13: from Latin intervallum, literally: space between two palisades, from inter- + vallum palisade, rampart
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for melodic interval

interval

n.

early 14c., from Old French intervalle (14c.), earlier entreval (13c.), from Late Latin intervallum "space, interval, distance," originally "space between palisades or ramparts," from inter "between" (see inter-) + vallum "rampart" (see wall). Metaphoric sense of "gap in time" was present in Latin.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for melodic interval

interval

[ ĭn′tər-vəl ]

n.

A space between two objects, points, or units.
The amount of time between two specified instants, events, or states.
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