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rhapsody /ˈrapsədi/
▶noun (pl. rhapsodies)
- 1 an enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling.
- 2 Music a piece of music in one extended movement, typically emotional in character.
- 3 (in ancient Greece) an epic poem of a suitable length for recitation at one time.
– derivatives
rhapsodic /rapˈsɒdɪk/ adjective,
rhapsodical adjective,
rhapsodically adverb.
rhapsodic /rapˈsɒdɪk/ adjective,
rhapsodical adjective,
rhapsodically adverb.
– origin C16: via L. from Gk rhapsōidia, from rhaptein ‘to stitch’ + ōidē ‘song, ode’.
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