monody
[mon-uh-dee]
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).
Origin of monody
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Related Words for monody
hymn, elegy, ceremony, ritual, chant, eulogy, dirge, liturgy, threnody, psalm, worship, sermon, canticle, cry, march, requiem, lament, jeremiad, keen, coronachExamples from the Web for monody
Historical Examples of monody
In 1821, he wrote his Adonais, a monody on the death of Keats.
A Dish Of OrtsGeorge MacDonald
In 1797 lines 5-10 were restored to the Man of Ross and omitted from the Monody.
The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor ColeridgeSamuel Taylor Coleridge
The first eight lines are included in the Monody on Chatterton.
Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2)Samuel Taylor Coleridge
He thought well of 'The Monody,' and warmly advised me to publish it.
He is chiefly remembered by his Monody on the death of his wife.
A Short Biographical Dictionary of English LiteratureJohn W. Cousin
monody
noun plural -dies
Word Origin for monody
C17: via Late Latin from Greek monōidia, from mono- + aeidein to sing
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