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Melodic   /məlˈɑdɪk/   Listen
Melodic

adjective
1.
Containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody.  Synonyms: melodious, musical.
2.
Of or relating to melody.



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"Melodic" Quotes from Famous Books



... choosing to modernize the spelling of Milton, for surely the reading of our classics should be made as little difficult as possible, and he is right also in making an exception of such abnormal forms as the poet may fairly be supposed to have chosen for melodic reasons. His exhaustive discussion of the spelling of the original editions seems, however, to be the less called-for as he himself appears to admit that the compositor, not the author, was supreme in these matters, ...
— Among My Books • James Russell Lowell
... of music, with the exception of intentionally rhapsodic utterances, begins with some group of notes of distinct rhythmic and melodic interest, which is the germ—the generative force—of the whole, and which is comparable to the text of a sermon or the subject of a drama. This introductory group of notes is called, technically, a motive or moving force and may be defined as the ...
— Music: An Art and a Language • Walter Raymond Spalding


Words linked to "Melodic" :   songlike, singing, melody, cantabile, unmelodious, canorous, musical, mellisonant, lyrical, melodic theme, sweet, mellifluous, melodic line, dulcet, ariose, honeyed, songful


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