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      melody
      noun
      A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.
      A female given name from English.
      A surname.
      Roots
      melosmel- · Greek · song, tuneoide-ody · Greek · song
      Synonyms for melody
      tunensongnmelodiousnessntunefulnessnlyricsndescantn
      Words related to melody
      melodistmelodicadjcountermelodyadjmelodizevmelodiousadjcanorousadjsongfuladjcantabileadjarioseadjchordsnmelodicallyadvcountersubjecttunefuladjvocalsnsingableadjcanzonetheterophonyadjmonophonynarpeggiatevatonalistcantilenacanzonadulciananheptachordarpeggiationncontrapuntaladjhummableadjcontrapuntistntunefullyadvunmelodiousadj

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      Synonyms for melody

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      Where does melody come from?

      The word melody breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: mel-, from Greek melos (“song, tune”); and -ody, from Greek oide (“song”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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