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melisma

melisma


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Melisma  \Me*lis"ma\,  n.;  pl  {Melismata}.  [NL.,  fr  Gr  ?  a 
  song.]  (Mus.) 
  a  A  piece  of  melody;  a  song  or  tune,  --  as  opposed  to 
  {recitative}  or  musical  declamation. 
  b  A  grace  or  embellishment.