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    melody
    /ˈmɛlədi/

    noun

    • 1. a sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying; a tune: "he picked out an intricate melody on his guitar" Similar tunemusicairstrain

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMELODY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    MELODY definition: 1. a tune, often forming part of a larger piece of music: 2. a tune, often forming part of a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › melodyMelody Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a sweet or agreeable succession or arrangement of sounds. whilst all the winds with melody are ringing P. B. Shelley. 2. : a rhythmic succession of single tones organized as an aesthetic whole. a hummable melody. the piper's fingers play the melody on a pipe called a chanter Pat Cahill. melodic. mə-ˈlä-dik. adjective. melodically.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmelody noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of melody noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMELODY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    a tune, often forming part of a larger piece of music: He played a few well-known melodies. His songs are always strong on melody. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Musical pieces. arrangement. ballade. bolero. bossa nova. Britannia. chorus. coda. jingle. medley. nocturne. octet. opus. outro. playlist. sonata. sonatina. song form.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMELODY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    SYNONYMY NOTE: melody refers to the rhythmic arrangement of tones in sequence to express a musical idea; air, in strict application, refers to the principal, or leading, melody of a harmonized composition, but it is sometimes used as an equivalent of tune, which is the popular term for any easily remembered melody that identifies a song, dance ...

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › melodyMelody - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie. a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program. the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music. a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › melody_nmelody, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    Sweet music or song (sometimes used with reference to the singing of birds); †beauty of musical sounds, tunefulness, melodiousness (obsolete). In later use often simply: music (frequently with overtones of sense I.3a). In early use chiefly applied to music in performance, as opposed to written music. c1300.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMELODY | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    MELODY meaning: a song or tune. Learn more.

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › melodyMelody Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    MELODY meaning: 1 : a pleasing series of musical notes that form the main part of a song or piece of music; 2 : a song or tune.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › melodyMELODY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Melody definition: musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement.. See examples of MELODY used in a sentence.