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MONODY
monophony, monophonic music, monody
(noun) music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
monody (plural monodies)
An ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge. [from 17th c.]
Any poem mourning the death of someone; an elegy. [from 17th c.]
A monotonous or mournful noise. [from 19th c.]
(music) A composition having a single melodic line. [from 19th c.]
Anagrams
• odonym
Source: Wiktionary
Mon"o*dy, n.; pl. Monodies. Etym: [L. monodia, Gr. monodie. See Ode.]
Definition: A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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