melodic
adjective/məˈlɒdɪk/
/məˈlɑːdɪk/
- [only before noun] connected with the main tune in a piece of music
- The melodic line is carried by the two clarinets.
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- (also melodious)pleasant to listen to, like music
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French mélodique, via late Latin from Greek melōidikos, from melōidia ‘melody’.
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