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melopoeia

  • /ˌmɛləˈpiːə/

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From Ancient Greek μελοποιΐα (melopoiḯa), from μελοποιός (melopoiós, “song-maker, lyric poet”), from μελο- (melo-, “melo-”) + ποιεῖν (poieîn, “to make”) + -ία (-ía, “-ia”).

noun melopoeiae · melopoeias · melopœia · melopeia

  1. countable, obsolete, uncountable Art of composing melodies.
  2. countable, uncountable The use of the sound of words as a facet of poetry.

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Françaismélopée
Italianomelopeia

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"melopoeia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/melopoeia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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melopoeia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/melopoeia

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"melopoeia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/melopoeia.

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@misc{melopoeia_2026,
  title = {melopoeia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/melopoeia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}