rhapsody
/ˈɹæpsədi/RAP-suh-dee
/ˈɹæpsədi/RAP-suh-dee
Meaninga stitched song
Common meaning: an ecstatic outpouring
Other meanings: a free musical piece
- rhapsto stitch (Greek rhaptein)
- oda song, a sung poemLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 85 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘to stitch (Greek rhaptein)’ + ‘a song, a sung poem’ → rhapsody
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek ᾠδή ‘a song, a sung poem’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry ᾠδή, p. 85 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ᾠδή Greek “a song, a sung poem”
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