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cat's melodies

cat's melodies is the plural of cat's melody.

Meaning of cat's melody

Noun

cat's melody (plural cat's melodies)

  1. (Ireland, Scotland, dated) A cacophony.
    • The wife within is sending the curses thick and heavy on me, and the childre's playing the cat's melody to keep her in comfort.1860 William Carleton "The Three Wishes; An Irish legend" Irish Life and Character; or, Tales and stories of the Irish peasantry p. 333 (London: Henry Lea)

Questions about cat's melodies

What is cat's melodies the plural of?
Cat's melodies is the plural of cat's melody.

Words near cat's melodies in the dictionary

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  2. cat's eyes
  3. cat's game
  4. cat's love
  5. cat's meat
  6. cat's melodies
  7. cat's melody
  8. cat's meow
  9. cat's paw
  10. cat's paws
  11. cat's silver

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