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melos

melos noun: the melody in Ancient Greek music. Also the plural of melo.

Noun

melos

  1. The melody in Ancient Greek music.

Proper noun capitalized: Melos

Melos

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Milos.

Also used as

melos is also the plural of melo.

Origin of melos

From Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos).

Questions about melos

What does melos mean?
Melos means the melody in Ancient Greek music.
What part of speech is melos?
Melos can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near melos in the dictionary

  1. melopoetic
  2. melopœia
  3. Melora
  4. melorheostosis
  5. melorheostotic
  6. melos
  7. meloschisis
  8. melossus
  9. melotragedies
  10. melotragedy
  11. meloxicam

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