"rhapsody" Definition

Definitions for the word "rhapsody" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies."
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
(pl. -ies) 1 enthusiastic or extravagant speech or composition. 2 piece of music in one movement, often based on national, folk, or popular melodies. rhapsodic adj. [greek rhapto stitch: related to *ode]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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