8 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
adjective having a melody (as distinguished from recitative)
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *séngʷʰ-e-ti Proto-Germanic *singwaną Proto-Germanic *sangwaz Proto-West Germanic *sangu Old English sang Middle English song English song Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English songlike From song + -like.
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