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Melody

A sequence of notes forming a tune.

The Greek roots

μέλος
mélos
song, tune
+
ᾠδή
ōidḗ
song

Literally: a singing of tunes

The story of the word

A 'song of tunes'; the ōidḗ ('song') within it also lends its voice to comedy, tragedy, and ode.

The same roots elsewhere

Other languages reached for exactly the same Greek pieces.

In a sentence

A simple melody carried the whole song.

Built on the same root

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