Meaning

1 senses
  1. A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.

    Alyssa likes to sing melodies while playing the drums.

    Melodie

    мело́дияmelódija, моти́вmotív, напе́вnapév

    мело́діяmelódija, моти́вmotýv, на́співnáspiv

    the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes

Examples

98 sentences
  1. I can't remember the melody to that song.

    Я не можу пригадати мелодії цієї пісні

    ruЯ не могу вспомнить мотив той песни.

    deIch kann mich nicht mehr an die Melodie dieses Lieds erinnern.

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  2. I can't remember the melody of that song.

    Я не можу пригадати мелодії цієї пісні

    ruЯ не могу вспомнить мотив той песни.

    deIch kann mich nicht an die Melodie des Liedes erinnern.

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  3. I've heard that melody somewhere before.

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  4. I like the melody of this song.

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  5. What do you think of this melody?

    deWie findest du diese Melodie?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase:
Русский
By meaning 1
sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase:

Origin

From Middle English melodie, melodye, from Old French melodie, from Latin melodia, from An

From Middle English melodie, melodye, from Old French melodie, from Latin melodia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδίᾱ (melōidíā, “singing, chanting”), from μέλος (mélos, “musical phrase”) + ἀοιδή (aoidḗ, “song”), contracted form ᾠδή (ōidḗ).

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Forms

plural: melodies
Singularmelody
Pluralmelodies

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase:tuneA2
Close in meaning

Word family

19 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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