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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

melodisch

Pronunciation / Transliteration: meh-lo-dish

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Melodically/məˈlɒd.ɪ.kəl.i/
adverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Lied ist sehr melodisch aufgebaut."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a way that relates to the melody or structure of musical notes.

    "The composition is melodically rich and features a deeply moving violin solo."
  2. 2

    Pleasingly or tunefully in sound.

    "She sang the traditional folk song melodically, captivating the entire room."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective 'melodic', which originates from the Late Latin 'melodicus', coming from the Greek 'melōidikos' (pertaining to song or melody). The suffix '-ically' combines the adjectival suffix '-ic' with '-ally' to form an adverb indicating manner, established in English during the early 19th century.

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