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noun
Art of composing melodies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
The use of the sound of words as a facet of poetry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
From Ancient Greek μελοποιΐα (melopoiḯa), from μελοποιός (melopoiós, “song-maker, lyric poet”), from μελο- (melo-, “melo-”) + ποιεῖν (poieîn, “to make”) + -ία (-ía, “-ia”).
Across languages
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