"melopoeia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: melopoeiae [plural], melopoeias [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μελοποιΐα (melopoiḯa), from μελοποιός (melopoiós, “song-maker, lyric poet”), from μελο- (melo-, “melo-”) + ποιεῖν (poieîn, “to make”) + -ία (-ía, “-ia”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|μελοποιΐα}} Ancient Greek μελοποιΐα (melopoiḯa) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|melopoeiae|s}} melopoeia (countable and uncountable, plural melopoeiae or melopoeias)
  1. (obsolete) Art of composing melodies. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Translations (Translations): mélopée [feminine] (French), melopeia (Italian)
    Sense id: en-melopoeia-en-noun-jX7SxXoZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 90 10
  2. The use of the sound of words as a facet of poetry. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-melopoeia-en-noun-Qid6wX-J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: melopœia

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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