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6 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
noun the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes
originFrom Middle English melodie, melodye, from Old French melodie, from Latin melodia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδίᾱ (melōidíā, “singing, chanting”), from μέλος (mélos, “musical phrase”) + ἀοιδή (aoidḗ, “song”), contracted form ᾠδή (ōidḗ).
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