melopoeia

noun

mel·​o·​poe·​ia

ˌmeləˈpē(y)ə

plural -s

1

: melody

2

: the art or theory of inventing melody

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Greek melopoiïa, from melopoiein to write a lyric poem, to set to music, from melo- melo- entry 1 + poiein to make

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