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Meanings of melody in English
A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.
Linear succession of musical tones in the foreground of a work of music.
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Usage of melody in English
1
His guitar added texture and counter melody which made good songs great.
2
It is in the key of D, the melody opening for horn.
3
And as they worked, they usually sang some simple melody without words.
4
There is nothing of this in the melody of the second movement.
5
The melody itself is plaintive; a plaintive grace informs the entire piece.
6
He was singing now; the weird melody penetrated even to the corridor.
7
The sledge slid along in the midst of a plaintively intense melody.
8
The birds twittered and chirped; the creek hummed its drowsy, soothing melody.
9
Berlin expressed the application to the problem of melody by the following:
10
The melody flowed on; louder and louder, clearer and clearer it rose.
11
The piccolo, in highest treble, inverts the second melody, in impertinent drollery.
12
Bliss; a gentle, gliding melody that suits the mood of the words.
13
They unfolded the customary melody but the guests hearkened in dull amazement.
14
He helped banish the discord and increased the melody of the world.
15
I wasn't sure about the sentiment, but it had a great melody.
16
He's good, Calvin, real talented and doing some interesting things with melody.
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Melody through the time
Melody across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
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