melic

[ mel-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

intended to be sung.
noting or pertaining to the more elaborate form of Greek lyric poetry, as distinguished from iambic and elegiac poetry.

melic

/ ˈmɛlɪk /

adjective

(of poetry, esp ancient Greek lyric poems) intended to be sung

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Word History and Origins

Origin of melic¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; from Latin melicus, from Greek melikós, equivalent to mél(os) “limb; feature, form; musical member or phrase, song” + -ikos -ic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of melic¹

C17: via Latin from Greek melikos, from melos song

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Example Sentences

Although the metre and dialect are Dorian, the poems breathe the spirit of Aeolian melic poetry.

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Meliae melick

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