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Alto
noun · 78% connection
Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, be…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
Ballad
noun · 78% connection
A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic po…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
Cantata
noun · 78% connection
A poem set to music; a musical composition comprising choruses, solos, interludes, etc., arranged in a somewhat dramatic manner; origi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
Chant
verb · 78% connection
A short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited. It is the mos…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
Choral
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to a choir or chorus; singing, sung, or adapted to be sung, in chorus or harmony.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
Composition
noun · 78% connection
The invention or combination of the parts of any literary work or discourse, or of a work of art; as, the composition of a poem or a p…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
Dithyramb
noun · 78% connection
A kind of lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus, usually sung by a band of revelers to a flute accompaniment; hence, in general, a poem wri…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
Ditty
verb · 78% connection
A song; a lay; a little poem intended to be sung.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
Economic development
noun · 78% connection
the sustained, concerted actions of policy makers and communities that promote the standard of living and economic health of a specifi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
Epode
noun · 78% connection
A species of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one; as, the Epodes of Horace. It d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
Generosity
noun · 78% connection
The quality of being noble; noble-mindedness.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
George noble
unknown · 78% connection
A gold noble of the time of Henry VIII. See Noble, n.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
Georgic
adjective · 78% connection
A rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry, containing rules for cultivating lands, etc.; as, the Georgics of Virgil.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
Idyl
noun · 78% connection
A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
Interlude
noun · 78% connection
A short piece of instrumental music played between the parts of a song or cantata, or the acts of a drama; especially, in church music…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
Lyricism
noun · 78% connection
A lyric composition.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
Musical
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious; as…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
Noble
superl. · 78% connection
Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble natur…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, poetical, composition, proper, music.
