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rhapsodies |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rhapsody \Rhap"so*dy\, n.; pl {Rhapsodies}. [F. rhapsodie, L. rhapsodia, Gr "rapsw,di`a, fr "rapsw,do`s a rhapsodist; "ra`ptein to sew, stitch together, unite + 'w,dh` a song. See {Ode}.] 1. A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; -- called also a {book}. 2. A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition. ``A rhapsody of words.'' --Shak. ``A rhapsody of tales.'' --Locke. 3. (Mus.) A composition irregular in form like an improvisation; as Liszt's ``Hungarian Rhapsodies.''
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