melody

CEFRB1

/ˈmɛl.ə.di/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A pleasant series of musical notes that forms part of a song.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A female given name from English.

Examples

  • The song had a melody that went like this.

  • This melody reminds me of my school days.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A surname.

  2. A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.

More examples

In context

  • Alyssa likes to sing melodies while playing the drums.

  • There is a melody upon the Earth as though ten thousand streams all sang together for their homes that they had forsaken in the hills.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From 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).