monody
[ mon-uh-dee ]
/ ˈmɒn ə di /
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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Origin of monody
OTHER WORDS FROM 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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