"melodic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /mɪˈlɒdɪk/, [məˈlɑɾɪk] [US] Audio: en-uk-melodic.ogg , en-us-melodic.ogg Forms: more melodic [comparative], most melodic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒdɪk Etymology: Borrowed from French mélodique. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|mélodique}} French mélodique Head templates: {{en-adj}} melodic (comparative more melodic, superlative most melodic)
  1. Of, relating to, or having melody. Translations (of, relating to, or having melody): melòdic (Catalan), melodisch (Dutch), melodinen (Finnish), melódico (Galician), melodisk (Norwegian Bokmål), melodisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), melodic (Occitan), melodyczny (Polish), melódico (Portuguese), melodic (Romanian), melódico (Spanish), мелоди́чний (melodýčnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-melodic-en-adj-CXByXBkt Disambiguation of 'of, relating to, or having melody': 100 0
  2. Melodious, tuneful. Translations (melodious, tuneful): мелодичен (melodičen) (Bulgarian), melodinen (Finnish), melódico (Galician), μελωδικός (melodikós) (Greek), dallamos (Hungarian), melodisk (Norwegian Bokmål), melodisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), melodyjny (Polish), melódico (Portuguese), melodioso (Portuguese), melodios (Romanian), мелодичный (melodičnyj) (Russian), мелоді́йний (melodíjnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-melodic-en-adj-2wVvjaOZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of 'melodious, tuneful': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: melodically, melodic death metal, melodic hardcore, melodic line, melodic minor scale Related terms: melody
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