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rhapsode

  • /ˈɹæpˌsoʊd/

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδός (rhapsōidós).

noun rhapsodes

  1. One who performs the poetry of a poet for an audience; not necessarily a writer of poetry. Socrates: And do the Epidaurians have contests of rhapsodes at the festival?
  2. The interpreter of a poem.

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@misc{rhapsode_2026,
  title = {rhapsode},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rhapsode},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}