melody

melody
noun (plural -dies) Etymology: Middle English melodie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin melodia, from Greek melōidia chanting, music, from melos limb, musical phrase, song (probably akin to Breton mell joint) + aeidein to sing — more at ode Date: 13th century 1. a sweet or agreeable succession or arrangement of sounds ; tunefulness 2. a rhythmic succession of single tones organized as an aesthetic whole • melodic adjective • melodically adverb

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