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melogenic

melogenic adjective: in which the melody dominates any words.

Adjective

melogenic (comparative more melogenic, superlative most melogenic)

  1. In which the melody dominates any words.
    • In this connection, I take note of the earlier theories of Curt Sachs, postulating three kinds of origins for melodic traditions: "logogenic," from language; "pathogenic," from motion; and "melogenic," from music (Sachs 1937, pp. 181-203; 1943, pp. 30-43).1991, Joseph Harris, The Ballad and Oral Literature, page 226

Antonyms of melogenic

Forms of melogenic

comparativemore melogenic
superlativemost melogenic

Origin of melogenic

From melo- + -genic.

Questions about melogenic

What does melogenic mean?
Melogenic means in which the melody dominates any words.
What part of speech is melogenic?
Melogenic is an adjective.

Words near melogenic in the dictionary

  1. melodyless
  2. melodylessness
  3. melodylike
  4. melofarce
  5. melofarces
  6. melogenic
  7. melograph
  8. melographic
  9. melographs
  10. meloid
  11. meloids

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