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melodies

Mel·o·die
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mel-uh-dee]
    • /ˈmɛl ə di/
    • /ˈmel.ə.di/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mel-uh-dee]
    • /ˈmɛl ə di/

Definitions of melodies word

  • noun melodies a female given name. 1
  • noun plural melodies musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement. 1
  • noun plural melodies Music. the succession of single tones in musical compositions, as distinguished from harmony and rhythm. the principal part in a harmonic composition; the air. a rhythmical succession of single tones producing a distinct musical phrase or idea. 1
  • noun plural melodies a poem suitable for singing. 1
  • noun plural melodies intonation, as of a segment of connected speech. 1
  • noun melodies Plural form of melody. 1

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Origin of melodies

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English melodie < Medieval Latin melōdia < Greek melōidía (choral) singing, equivalent to mel- (see melic) + -ōid- (see ode) + -ia -y3

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Parts of speech for Melodies

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

melodies popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for melodies

noun melodies

  • tunes — a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
  • phrases — Grammar. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
  • airs — affected manners intended to impress others (esp in the phrases give oneself airs, put on airs)
  • descants — Plural form of descant.
  • harmonies — Plural form of harmony.

Antonyms for melodies

noun melodies

Top questions with melodies

  • who commissioned simple melodies for the new protestant church?
  • how to write melodies?
  • how to make catchy melodies?

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