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Pronunciation : Rhap"so*dy
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [F. rhapsodie, L. rhapsodia, Gr. Ode.]
Definition : 1. A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; -- called also a book.

2. A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition. "A rhapsody of words." Shak. "A rhapsody of tales." Locke.

3. (Mus.)

Defn: A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies."

pl. Rhapsodies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913