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Monodic

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mon·o·dy  (mn-d)
n. pl. mon·o·dies
1. An ode for one voice or actor, as in Greek drama.
2. A poem in which the poet or speaker mourns another's death.
3. Music
a. A style of composition dominated by a single melodic line.
b. A style of composition having a single melodic line; monophony.
c. A composition in either of these styles.
[Late Latin mondia, from Greek monidi : mono-, mono- + aoid, id, song; see wed-2 in Indo-European roots.]
mo·nodic (m-ndk), mo·nodi·cal (--kl) adj.
mo·nodi·cal·ly adv.
mono·dist (mn-dst) n.
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Adj.1.Monodic - having a single vocal partmonodic - having a single vocal part          
monodical
monophonic - consisting of a single melodic line
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