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noun ADJ. beautiful, lovely, sweet | bold, simple, strong | complex | haunting, memorable | familiar, popular, traditional VERB + MELODY play, sing | hear | have Most of her songs have a bold melody. | write
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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noun
tune:
It became a favorite melody of hers., noun
song:
She sang a familiar melody.
Simple Definitions
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melody
adjectives
a sweet/pretty/lovely melody
(= pleasant )
• The pianist played a sweet melody.
a good/strong melody
• It’s hard to find rules about what makes a good melody.
a simple melody
• I like songs with a simple melody.
a catchy melody
(= one that is easy to remember )
• With their catchy melodies, the songs are likely to be hits.
a haunting melody
(= used about a beautiful melody, especially one that is rather sad and which you remember for a long time )
• He began to play a soulful, haunting melody.
a plaintive melody
(= sad )
• The song's plaintive melody expresses perfectly the feeling of loneliness that she feels after her lover has gone.
a lilting melody
(= rising and falling in a pleasant way )
• Lennon’s voice enters with a gently lilting melody.
a pop melody
(= one that is typical of a pop song )
• The album’s perfect pop melodies make it probably the best record this year.
verbs
have a melody
• All his songs have good melodies.
play a melody
• At this point, the flute begins to play the melody.
sing a melody
• She sang the melodies as though she loved them.
carry the melody
(= play or sing the melody, while other voices or instruments play other notes )
• The soprano voice carries the melody.
the melody line
(= the melody, compared to the other parts of the music )
• The melody line is often set too high for people singing in church.
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