melody
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
melody/ˈmelədi/
▶noun (pl. melodies) a sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying; a tune.
■ the aspect of musical composition concerned with the arrangement of notes to form a satisfying sequence.
■ the principal part in harmonized music.
– origin ME: from OFr. melodie, via late L. from Gk melōidia, from melos ‘song’.
'melody' also found in these Oxford entries:
acciaccatura
- accordion
- appoggiatura
- arabesque
- canon
- cantilena
- cantus firmus
- chanter
- coloratura
- conjunct
- counterpoint
- descant
- dulcimer
- fioritura
- fugue
- grace note
- hocket
- homophonic
- imitation
- intonation
- line
- melisma
- melodeon
- melodic
- melodica
- melodious
- modulate
- monophonic
- organum
- ornament
- part
- piano accordion
- polyphonic
- sarod
- segue
- sequence
- state
- tenor
- theme
- tune
- vocalise
- warble
