melopoeia
See also: melopœia
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek μελοποιΐα (melopoiḯa), from μελοποιός (melopoiós, “song-maker, lyric poet”), from μελο- (melo-, “melo-”) + ποιεῖν (poieîn, “to make”) + -ία (-ía, “-ia”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmelopoeia (countable and uncountable, plural melopoeiae or melopoeias)
- (obsolete) Art of composing melodies.
- The use of the sound of words as a facet of poetry.
- Coordinate terms: logopoeia, phanopoeia