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rhapsody

Pronunciation: /ˈrapsədi/

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Definition of rhapsody

noun (plural rhapsodies)

  • 1an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling:rhapsodies of praise
  • Music a free instrumental composition in one extended movement, typically one that is emotional in character: Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsodies
  • 2(in ancient Greece) an epic poem, or part of a poem, of a suitable length for recitation at one time.

Derivatives

rhapsodic

Pronunciation: /rapˈsɒdɪk/

adjective

rhapsodical

Pronunciation: /rapˈsɒdɪk(ə)l/

adjective

rhapsodically

Pronunciation: /rapˈsɒdɪk(ə)li/

adverb

Origin:

mid 16th century (in rhapsody (sense 2)): via Latin from Greek rhapsōidia, from rhaptein 'to stitch' + ōidē 'song, ode'

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