rhapsody
pronunciation
How to pronounce rhapsody in British English:
UK [ˈræpsədi]
How to pronounce rhapsody in American English:
US [ˈræpsədi]
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- Noun:
- an epic poem adapted for recitation
Word Origin
- rhapsody
- rhapsody: [16] A rhapsody is etymologically the product of a ‘weaver of songs’. It goes back ultimately to Greek rhapsōidíā ‘epic poem recited on a single occasion’, which was derived from rhapsōidós ‘writer of such poems’. This was a compound formed from rháptein ‘sew together’ and ōidé ‘song’ (source of English ode, parody, prosody, etc). The somewhat trivialized modern meaning ‘self-indulgently effusive piece of verse, music, etc’ emerged in the 17th century.=> melody, ode, parody, prosody
- rhapsody (n.)
- 1540s, "epic poem," from Middle French rhapsodie, from Latin rhapsodia, from Greek rhapsoidia "verse composition, recitation of epic poetry; a book, a lay, a canto," from rhapsodos "reciter of epic poems," literally "one who stitches or strings songs together," from rhaptein "to stitch, sew, weave" (see wrap (v.)) + oide "song" (see ode). Meaning "exalted enthusiastic feeling or expression" is from 1630s. Meaning "sprightly musical composition" is first recorded 1850s.
Example
- 1. Rhapsody members : if you are a rhapsody unlimited or rhapsody to go subscriber , you can listen to the tracks on yahoo !
- 2. To sign in , click the " powered by rhapsody " logo on the foxyplayer , click the link to sign in on the next page , then return to yahoo !
- 3. But dolphins , which fill the oceans with blipping and chirping , and whales , which mew and caw in ultramarine jazz a true rhapsody in blue are hunted to the edge of silence .
- 4. Rhapsody 25 : if you click a play button next to a specific song , the foxyplayer will appear on the page and play the full length track , powered by rhapsody .
- 5. The researchers found that selections with crescendos , especially those with a series of them ( think : queen 's bohemian rhapsody ) , led to proportional constriction of blood vessels and increases in blood pressure , heart rate and respiration .