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melic

UK/ˈmɛlɪk/

melic adjective: of or pertaining to Greek lyric verse.

Adjective

melic (comparative more melic, superlative most melic)

  1. Of or pertaining to Greek lyric verse.
    • I dined at their house, and in the evening, Miss Hart gave a demonstration of her musical and melic [translating melischen] talents.1962, JW Goethe, translated by WH Auden and Elizabeth Mayer, Italian Journey, Penguin, published 1970, page 315

Noun

melic (plural melics)

  1. Any of various grasses, of the genus Melica, from northern temperate regions.

Forms of melic

Adjective
comparativemore melic
superlativemost melic
Noun
pluralmelics
alternative formmelick

Origin of melic

From Latin melicus, from Koine Greek μελικός (melikós), from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “song, lyric”).

From translingual Melica (genus name), probably from Italian melica, meliga (“sorghum, millet”).

Words that rhyme with melic

Questions about melic

What does melic mean?
Melic means of or pertaining to Greek lyric verse.
What part of speech is melic?
Melic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce melic?
Melic is pronounced /ˈmɛlɪk/ (UK).

Words near melic in the dictionary

  1. melibiose
  2. melibioses
  3. melibiulose
  4. Meliboean
  5. Meliboeans
  6. melic
  7. Melicarthus
  8. Melicent
  9. meliceric
  10. melicerous
  11. melicgrass

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