Monody Definition

mŏnə-dē
monodies
noun
monodies
In ancient Greek literature, an ode sung by a single voice, as in a tragedy; lyric solo, generally a lament or dirge.
Webster's New World
A poem in which the poet mourns someone's death.
Webster's New World
A style of composition dominated by a single melodic line.
American Heritage
A monotonous sound or tone, as of waves.
Webster's New World
An early vocal style having a single voice part with continuo accompaniment, as in Baroque opera.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Monody

Noun

Singular:
monody
Plural:
monodies

Origin of Monody

  • Late Latin monōdia from Greek monōidiā mono- mono- aoidē, ōidē song wed-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin monodia, from Ancient Greek μονῳδία (monōdia).

    From Wiktionary

Monody Sentence Examples

  • The most remarkable is the Monody on the Death of Chatterton and the Religious Musings.

  • The Canzoniere is therefore one long melodious monody poured from the poet's soul, with the indefinite form of a beautiful woman seated in a lovely landscape, a perpetual object of delightful contemplation.

  • We have an opportunity to hear the original monody on the immediately preceding track.

  • Of the former, his panegyric on the emperor Anastasius alone is extant; the description of the church of St Sophia and the monody on its partial destruction by an earthquake are spurious.

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Words Starting With

MMOMON

Words Ending With

YDYODY

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Words Starting With M and Ending With Y

Starts With M & Ends With YStarts With MO & Ends With YStarts With M & Ends With DY

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With M6 Letter Words Ending With Y