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rhapsody
[rap-suh-dee]
noun
plural
rhapsodiesMusic.an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation.
an ecstatic expression of feeling or enthusiasm.
an epic poem, or a part of such a poem, as a book of the Iliad, suitable for recitation at one time.
a similar piece of modern literature.
an unusually intense or irregular poem or piece of prose.
Archaic.a miscellaneous collection; jumble.
rhapsody
/ ˈæəɪ /
noun
music a composition free in structure and highly emotional in character
an expression of ecstatic enthusiasm
(in ancient Greece) an epic poem or part of an epic recited by a rhapsodist
a literary work composed in an intense or exalted style
rapturous delight or ecstasy
obsoletea medley
Word History and Origins
Origin of rhapsody1
Word History and Origins
Origin of rhapsody1
Example Sentences
And ‘rhapsody’ is the moment where the image hits the screen, where you’re taking a deep breath and you say, ‘ am I going to see?’
Today, the Heritage Foundation and the Conservative Partnership Institute are promoting the Hungarian rhapsody, as it were.
Their meeting was almost poetic, a confluence of basketball eras, a rhapsody in sneakers.
His book has recipes, but really it’s an often funny rhapsody of awe at the joy allowed humans in the simple act of eating.
Clothes can send Sophie into a rhapsody like nothing else does.
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