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melodious

me·lo·dious

UK/məˈləʊdi.əs/ US/məˈloʊdi.əs/ rare

adjective

1.

having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune

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2.

containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody

  • “the melodious song of a meadowlark”
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English melodious, from Middle French melodieus, melodieux. By surface analysis, melod(i) + -ous.

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