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   Rhap·so·dy

   /ˈrapsədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling: "rhapsodies of praise"
   • ▪ a free instrumental composition in one extended movement, typically one that is emotional or exuberant in character: "Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies"
   • 2. (in ancient Greece) an epic poem, or part of it, of a suitable length for recitation at one time.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in rhapsody (sense 2)): via Latin from Greek rhapsōidia, from rhaptein ‘to stitch’ + ōidē ‘song, ode’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rhapsodic adjective
   • 2. rhapsodical adjective
   • 3. rhapsodically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 17

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