Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Monody"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Monody \Mon"o*dy\, n.; pl. {Monodies}. [L. monodia, Gr. ?, fr. ?
singing alone; ? single + ? song: cf. F. monodie. See {Ode}.]
A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single
mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
monody
n : music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with
accompaniment) [syn: {monophonic music}]
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