melisma
noun/məˈlɪzmə/
/məˈlɪzmə/
(plural melismas, melismata
(music)/məˈlɪzmətə/
/məˈlɪzmətə/
)- a group of notes sung to one syllable of textWord Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek, literally ‘melody’.
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