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meloidia
Greek · ancient
"a song, singing"
a singing, from melos (song) and aeidein (to sing)
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melodie
Old French · medieval
"a pleasing sequence of musical notes"
carried into French musical vocabulary
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melody
English · 1300s
"a pleasing sequence of musical notes"
settled as the English word for a musical tune
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