Melody
Pronunciation : Mel"o*dy
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [OE. melodie, F. m?lodie, L. melodia, fr. Gr. Ode.]
Definition : 1. A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds. Lulled with sound of sweetest melody. Shak.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: A rhythmical succession of single tones, ranging for the most part within a given key, and so related together as to form a musical whole, having the unity of what is technically called a musical thought, at once pleasing to the ear and characteristic in expression.
Note: Melody consists in a succession of single tones; harmony is a consonance or agreement of tones, also a succession of consonant musical combinations or chords.
3. The air or tune of a musical piece.
Syn. -- See Harmony.
pl. Melodies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913