monody
[ mon-uh-dee ]
/ ˈmɒn ə di /
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noun, plural mon·o·dies.
a Greek ode sung by a single voice, as in a tragedy; lament.
a poem in which the poet or speaker laments another's death; threnody.
Music.
- a style of composition in which one part or melody predominates; homophony, as distinguished from polyphony.
- a piece in this style.
- monophony (def. 1).
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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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OTHER WORDS FROM monody
mon·o·dist [mon-uh-dist], /ˈmɒn ə dɪst/, nounWords nearby monody
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monody
/ (ˈmɒnədɪ) /
noun plural -dies
(in Greek tragedy) an ode sung by a single actor
any poem of lament for someone's death
music a style of composition consisting of a single vocal part, usually with accompaniment
Derived forms of monody
monodic (mɒˈnɒdɪk) or monodical, adjectivemonodically, adverbmonodist, nounWord Origin for monody
C17: via Late Latin from Greek monōidia, from mono- + aeidein to sing
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