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Webster 1913 Edition
Monody
Mon′o-dy
,Noun.
pl.
Monodies
(#)
. [L.
monodia
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] singing alone; μόνοσ
single + [GREEK] song: cf. F. monodie
. See Ode
.] A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.
Webster 1828 Edition
Monody
MON'ODY
,Noun.
A song or poem sung by one person only.