monophony, monophonic music, monody
(noun) music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.]
• 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
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
