Associations to the word «Monody»
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Wiktionary
MONODY, noun. An ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge.
MONODY, noun. Any poem mourning the death of someone; an elegy.
MONODY, noun. A monotonous or mournful noise.
MONODY, noun. (music) A composition having a single melodic line.
Dictionary definition
MONODY, noun. Music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment).
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.