melic
[
mel
-ik]
/ˈmɛl ɪk/
adjective
1.
intended to be sung.
2.
noting or pertaining to the more elaborate form of Greek lyric poetry, as distinguished from iambic and elegiac poetry.
Origin
1690-1700;
<
Greek
melikós,
equivalent to
mél
(
os
) limb, song +
-ikos
-ic
British Dictionary definitions for
melic
melic
/
ˈmɛlɪk
/
adjective
1.
(of poetry, esp ancient Greek lyric poems) intended to be sung
Word Origin
C17: via Latin from Greek
melikos,
from
melos
song