mélopée

See also: melopee

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin melopoeia, from Ancient Greek μελοποία (melopoía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.lɔ.pe/

Noun

mélopée f (plural mélopées)

  1. (music) melopoeia
  2. monotonous chant, dirge
    • 2019, Alain Damasio, chapter 5, in Les furtifs [The Stealthies], La Volte, →ISBN:
      Là, ça čommençait juste. J’avais une sorte de mélopée qui provenait du panneau de basket.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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