"μέλος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /mé.los/, /ˈme.los/, /ˈme.los/, /mé.los/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈme.los/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈme.los/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈme.los/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈme.los/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Likely from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb”). Compare Breton mell, Cornish mal, which are from Proto-Celtic *melsā. Compare μέρος (méros). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|ine-pro|*mel-||limb}} Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb”), {{cog|br|mell}} Breton mell, {{cog|kw|mal}} Cornish mal, {{cog|cel-pro|*melsā}} Proto-Celtic *melsā, {{m|grc|μέρος}} μέρος (méros) Head templates: {{grc-noun|μέλους|n|third|gen2=μέλεος}} μέλος • (mélos) n (genitive μέλους or μέλεος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μέλος|μέλους|dial=att}}, {{grc-decl|μέλος|μέλεος|dial=epi}}, {{grc-decl|μέλος|μέλεος|dial=ion}} Forms: mélos [romanization], μέλους [genitive], μέλεος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ μέλος [nominative, singular], τὼ μέλει [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ μέλη [nominative, plural], τοῦ μέλους [genitive, singular], τοῖν μελοῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν μελῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ μέλει [dative, singular], τοῖν μελοῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς μέλεσῐ [dative, plural], μέλεσῐν [dative, plural], toîs mélesi [dative, plural], toîs mélesin [dative, plural], τὸ μέλος [accusative, singular], τὼ μέλει [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ μέλη [accusative, plural], μέλος [singular, vocative], μέλει [dual, vocative], μέλη [plural, vocative], Epic declension-3 [table-tags], μέλος [nominative, singular], μέλει [dual, nominative], μέλεε [dual, nominative], μέλεᾰ [nominative, plural], μέλεος [genitive, singular], μέλευς [genitive, singular], μελέοιν [dual, genitive], μελέων [genitive, plural], μέλει [dative, singular], μέλεῐ̈ [dative, singular], μελέοιν [dative, dual], μέλεσῐ [dative, plural], μέλεσῐν [dative, plural], mélesi [dative, plural], mélesin [dative, plural], μέλος [accusative, singular], μέλει [accusative, dual], μέλεε [accusative, dual], μέλεᾰ [accusative, plural], μέλος [singular, vocative], μέλει [dual, vocative], μέλεε [dual, vocative], μέλεᾰ [plural, vocative], declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ μέλος [nominative, singular], τὼ μέλει [dual, nominative], μέλεε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ μέλεᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ μέλεος [genitive, singular], μέλευς [genitive, singular], τοῖν μελέοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν μελέων [genitive, plural], τῷ μέλει [dative, singular], μέλεῐ̈ [dative, singular], τοῖν μελέοιν [dative, dual], τοῖσῐ [dative, plural], τοῖσῐν μέλεσῐ [dative, plural], μέλεσῐν [dative, plural], toîsi mélesi [dative, plural], toîsi mélesin [dative, plural], toîsini [dative, plural], toîsinin [dative, plural], τὸ μέλος [accusative, singular], τὼ μέλει [accusative, dual], μέλεε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ μέλεᾰ [accusative, plural], μέλος [singular, vocative], μέλει [dual, vocative], μέλεε [dual, vocative], μέλεᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. part of a body, limb, member, part Synonyms: κῶλον, ῥέθος
    Sense id: en-μέλος-grc-noun--TDbvvQC Categories (other): Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 12 5 33 11 39
  2. part of a group, member
    Sense id: en-μέλος-grc-noun-DvUQQ74a
  3. song, strain
    Sense id: en-μέλος-grc-noun-AXrUhTfs Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 18 7 42 16 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 12 5 33 11 39
  4. tune
    Sense id: en-μέλος-grc-noun-KCY4NuqW Categories (other): Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 12 5 33 11 39
  5. melody Derived forms (μελῳδός (melōidós)): μελῳδία (melōidía)
    Sense id: en-μέλος-grc-noun-LbdvIVKF Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 11 4 26 10 48 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 12 5 33 11 39 Disambiguation of 'μελῳδός (melōidós)': 3 0 6 7 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ᾰ̓μελής (amelḗs)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "amelḗs",
      "word": "ᾰ̓μελής"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "μέλος"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: μέλος (mélos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: μέλος (mélos)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*mel-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "limb"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "mell"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton mell",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "mal"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish mal",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cel-pro",
        "2": "*melsā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *melsā",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "μέρος"
      },
      "expansion": "μέρος (méros)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Likely from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb”). Compare Breton mell, Cornish mal, which are from Proto-Celtic *melsā. Compare μέρος (méros).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mélos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλους",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ μέλος",
      "roman": "tò mélos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μέλει",
      "roman": "tṑ mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ μέλη",
      "roman": "tà mélē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ μέλους",
      "roman": "toû mélous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μελοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn meloîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν μελῶν",
      "roman": "tôn melôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ μέλει",
      "roman": "tôi mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μελοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn meloîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς μέλεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs mélesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs mélesin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ μέλος",
      "roman": "tò mélos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μέλει",
      "roman": "tṑ mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ μέλη",
      "roman": "tà mélē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλος",
      "roman": "mélos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλει",
      "roman": "mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλη",
      "roman": "mélē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλος",
      "roman": "mélos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλει",
      "roman": "mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεε",
      "roman": "mélee",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεᾰ",
      "roman": "mélea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεος",
      "roman": "méleos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλευς",
      "roman": "méleus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελέοιν",
      "roman": "meléoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελέων",
      "roman": "meléōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλει",
      "roman": "mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεῐ̈",
      "roman": "méleï",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελέοιν",
      "roman": "meléoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélesin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλος",
      "roman": "mélos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλει",
      "roman": "mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεε",
      "roman": "mélee",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεᾰ",
      "roman": "mélea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλος",
      "roman": "mélos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλει",
      "roman": "mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεε",
      "roman": "mélee",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεᾰ",
      "roman": "mélea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ μέλος",
      "roman": "tò mélos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μέλει",
      "roman": "tṑ mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεε",
      "roman": "mélee",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ μέλεᾰ",
      "roman": "tà mélea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ μέλεος",
      "roman": "toû méleos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλευς",
      "roman": "méleus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μελέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn meléoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν μελέων",
      "roman": "tôn meléōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ μέλει",
      "roman": "tôi mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεῐ̈",
      "roman": "méleï",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μελέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn meléoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖσῐν μέλεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsi mélesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsi mélesin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsinin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ μέλος",
      "roman": "tò mélos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μέλει",
      "roman": "tṑ mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεε",
      "roman": "mélee",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ μέλεᾰ",
      "roman": "tà mélea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλος",
      "roman": "mélos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλει",
      "roman": "mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεε",
      "roman": "mélee",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεᾰ",
      "roman": "mélea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μέλους",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "third",
        "gen2": "μέλεος"
      },
      "expansion": "μέλος • (mélos) n (genitive μέλους or μέλεος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μέλος",
        "2": "μέλους",
        "dial": "att"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μέλος",
        "2": "μέλεος",
        "dial": "epi"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μέλος",
        "2": "μέλεος",
        "dial": "ion"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 5 33 11 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "part of a body, limb, member, part"
      ],
      "id": "en-μέλος-grc-noun--TDbvvQC",
      "links": [
        [
          "limb",
          "limb"
        ],
        [
          "member",
          "member"
        ],
        [
          "part",
          "part"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "κῶλον"
        },
        {
          "word": "ῥέθος"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        "part of a group, member"
      ],
      "id": "en-μέλος-grc-noun-DvUQQ74a",
      "links": [
        [
          "member",
          "member"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 7 42 16 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 5 33 11 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "song"
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          "strain",
          "strain"
        ]
      ]
    },
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            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
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        [
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      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "11 4 26 10 48",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
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          "_dis1": "3 0 6 7 84",
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          "word": "μελῳδία"
        }
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        "melody"
      ],
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        [
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/mé.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.los/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.los/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.los/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.los/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.los/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
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    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
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    }
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      "args": {
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        "nominative"
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    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ μέλη",
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν μελῶν",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ μέλει",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μελοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn meloîn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "dual"
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    {
      "form": "τοῖς μέλεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs mélesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs mélesin",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τὸ μέλος",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μέλει",
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        "accusative",
        "dual"
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    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ μέλη",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "grc-decl",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
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      "tags": [
        "class"
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    },
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    },
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      "roman": "mélei",
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεε",
      "roman": "mélee",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεᾰ",
      "roman": "mélea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεος",
      "roman": "méleos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλευς",
      "roman": "méleus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελέοιν",
      "roman": "meléoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελέων",
      "roman": "meléōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλει",
      "roman": "mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεῐ̈",
      "roman": "méleï",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελέοιν",
      "roman": "meléoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεσῐ",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mélesin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλος",
      "roman": "mélos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλει",
      "roman": "mélei",
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        "dual"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "μέλεε",
      "roman": "mélee",
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        "dual"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "μέλεᾰ",
      "roman": "mélea",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλος",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλει",
      "roman": "mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεε",
      "roman": "mélee",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "mélea",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "grc-decl",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ μέλος",
      "roman": "tò mélos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μέλει",
      "roman": "tṑ mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεε",
      "roman": "mélee",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ μέλεᾰ",
      "roman": "tà mélea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ μέλεος",
      "roman": "toû méleos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλευς",
      "roman": "méleus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μελέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn meléoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν μελέων",
      "roman": "tôn meléōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ μέλει",
      "roman": "tôi mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεῐ̈",
      "roman": "méleï",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μελέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn meléoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖσῐν μέλεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsi mélesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsi mélesin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsinin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ μέλος",
      "roman": "tò mélos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μέλει",
      "roman": "tṑ mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεε",
      "roman": "mélee",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ μέλεᾰ",
      "roman": "tà mélea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλος",
      "roman": "mélos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλει",
      "roman": "mélei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεε",
      "roman": "mélee",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέλεᾰ",
      "roman": "mélea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "n",
        "3": "third",
        "gen2": "μέλεος"
      },
      "expansion": "μέλος • (mélos) n (genitive μέλους or μέλεος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μέλος",
        "2": "μέλους",
        "dial": "att"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μέλος",
        "2": "μέλεος",
        "dial": "epi"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μέλος",
        "2": "μέλεος",
        "dial": "ion"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "part of a body, limb, member, part"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "limb",
          "limb"
        ],
        [
          "member",
          "member"
        ],
        [
          "part",
          "part"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "κῶλον"
        },
        {
          "word": "ῥέθος"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "part of a group, member"
      ],
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          "member"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "song, strain"
      ],
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        [
          "song",
          "song"
        ],
        [
          "strain",
          "strain"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tune"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tune",
          "tune"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "melody"
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        [
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          "melody"
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/mé.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.los/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.los/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.los/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.los/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.los/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μέλος"
}

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