"melodye" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: melodyes [plural], melodie [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French melodie, from Latin melodia. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|melodie}} Old French melodie, {{der|enm|la|melodia}} Latin melodia Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} melodye, {{enm-noun}} melodye (plural melodyes)
  1. music; song; melody
    Sense id: en-melodye-enm-noun-Q9eORoSV Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_text": "From Old French melodie, from Latin melodia.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "melody",
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      ]
    },
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