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melodeon
melodic
melodic minor scale
melodious
melodise
melodist
melodize
melodrama
melodramatic
melodramatics
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melody
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melodramatic
mel·o·dra·mat·ic [ mèllə drə máttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. exaggeratedly theatrical: behaving, speaking, done, or said in a way that is more dramatic, shocking, or highly emotional than the situation demands
2. relating to melodrama: relating to or typical of melodrama
[Early 19th century. <melodrama]

mel·o·dra·mat·i·cal·ly adverb
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