melodicism

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noun

A focus on the development of melody

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Meanings

nounmelodicism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA focus on the development of melody

    No sense of aloofness or distance diluted his warm melodicism.

    2000, Ted Gioia, “Cool Jazz and West Coast Jazz”, in Bill Kirchner, editor, Oxford Companion to Jazz, →ISBN, page 340

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
melodism

Origin

From melodic + -ism.

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melodicism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melodicism

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“melodicism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melodicism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melodicism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melodicism.

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