Meanings
melic1
comparative more melic · superlative most melic
- Of or pertaining to Greek lyric verse.First known use 17th c.
I dined at their house, and in the evening, Miss Hart gave a demonstration of her musical and melic [translating melischen] talents.
1962, JW Goethe, translated by WH Auden and Elizabeth Mayer, Italian Journey, Penguin, published 1970, page 315
melic2
Origin
melic · adjective
- Ancient Greekμέλος“song, lyric”
- Koine Greekμελικός
- Latinmelicus
- Englishmelic
From Latin melicus, from Koine Greek μελικός (melikós), from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “song, lyric”).
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Full word history & related roots →melic · noun
- Italianmelica
- translingualMelica
- Englishmelic
From translingual Melica (genus name), probably from Italian melica, meliga (“sorghum, millet”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech strdivka
- strdivkagrass
Finnish helmikkä
- helmikkägrass
French mélique
- méliquegrass
Welsh meligwellt
- meligwelltgrass
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
melic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melic
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