mel·ic
(mĕl′ĭk)adj. Of or relating to verse that is intended to be sung, especially Greek lyric verse of the seventh to fifth century bc.
[Greek melikos, from melos, song.]
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melic
(ˈmɛlɪk) adj (Poetry) (of poetry, esp ancient Greek lyric poems) intended to be sung
[C17: via Latin from Greek melikos, from melos song]
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mel•ic
(ˈmɛl ɪk)
adj. 1. of or pertaining to song.
2. of or pertaining to an elaborate form of Greek lyric poetry of the 7th and 6th centuries
b.c. [1690–1700; < Greek
melikós=
mél(os) limb, song +
-ikos -ic]
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