Rhapsody (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural rhap·so·dies.
  1. an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation.
  2. an ecstatic expression of feeling or enthusiasm.
  3. an epic poem, or a part of such a poem, as a book of the Iliad, suitable for recitation at one time.
  4. a similar piece of modern literature.
  5. an unusually intense or irregular poem or piece of prose.
  6. a miscellaneous collection; jumble.
noun plural -dies
  1. a composition free in structure and highly emotional in character
  2. an expression of ecstatic enthusiasm
  3. (in ancient Greece) an epic poem or part of an epic recited by a rhapsodist
  4. a literary work composed in an intense or exalted style
  5. rapturous delight or ecstasy
  6. a medley
Rhapsody (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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