Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
Melkite
melli-
melliferous
mellifluous
mellitic acid
mellophone
mellow
mellow out
melodeon
melodic
melodic minor scale
melodious
melodise
melodist
melodize
melodrama
melodramatic
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

melic
mel·ic [ méllik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
meant to be sung: describes an ancient Greek lyric poem that is meant to be sung rather than recited
[Late 17th century. Via Latin< Greek melikos< melos "song"]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft