melopoeia

See also: melopœia

English

Alternative forms

• melopœia
• melopeia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛləˈpiːə/

Noun

melopoeia (countable and uncountable, plural melopoeiae or melopoeias)

1. (obsolete) Art of composing melodies.
2. The use of the sound of words as a facet of poetry.

   Coordinate terms: logopoeia, phanopoeia

Translations

Translations

French: mélopée (fr) f Italian: melopeia (it)