monody

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Latin monodia, from Ancient Greek μονῳδία (monōidía).

What a world of solemn thought their monody compels! — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe
THYRSIS[17] A MONODY, to commemorate the author's friend, ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH, who died at Florence, 1861. — Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold, Matthew Arnold
The lips of Chingachgook had so far parted, as to announce that it was the monody of the father. — The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757, James Fenimore Cooper

monophony, monophonic music

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