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Meaning of melody in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈmɛlədi/

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  1. Noun

    melody

    Etymology

    Middle English (also in the sense ‘sweet music’): from Old French melodie, via late Latin from Greek melōidia, from melos‘song’

    Definitions

    1. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

    Examples

    • « she was humming an air from Beethoven »
  2. 2. the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes

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