melodics

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noun

The branch of music theory that deals with pitch, harmony, and melody.

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Meanings

nounmelodics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe branch of music theory that deals with pitch, harmony, and melody.
  2. uncountableThe analysis of poetry in terms of the use of meter, rhyme, alliteration, and repetition to create a lyrical sound when read aloud.

    melodics cannot be of central interest in the case of long poems.

    2016, Peter Nicholls, Peter Boxall, Thinking Poetry, page 25
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