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ˈrapsədi/
n.
(pl. rhapsodies)
- an enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling.
- Music a piece of music in one extended movement, typically emotional in character.
- (in ancient Greece) an epic poem of a suitable length for recitation at one time.
Derivative
- rhapsodic
/rapˈsɒdɪk/
adj. - rhapsodical adj.
- rhapsodically adv.
Etymology
C16: via L. from Gk rhapsōidia, from rhaptein ‘to stitch’ + ōidē ‘song, ode’.
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