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WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

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  • “In this opera melodic phrase goes hand in hand with character and motive, and Mignon, Philina, Wilhelm Meister, and Lothario, are distinguished in the music with the finest dramatic discrimination.”

    The Great Italian and French Composers

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hypernyms (1)

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  1. music

hyponyms (16)

Words that are more specific

  1. idea
  2. tucket
  3. voice
  1. theme
  2. fanfare
  3. melodic theme
  1. flourish
  2. leitmotif
  3. roulade
  1. glissando
  2. signature tune
  3. musical theme
  1. theme song
  2. part
  3. signature
  1. leitmotiv

reverse dictionary (14)

Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. leitmotif
  2. theme
  1. leitmotiv
  2. division
  1. imitation
  2. leading motive
  1. figure
  2. sequence
  1. motive
  2. rosalia
  1. form
  2. neume
  1. peal
  2. subject

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