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melodious

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Etymology

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FromOld Frenchmelodios; equivalent tomelody +‎-ous.

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Adjective

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melodious (comparativemoremelodious,superlativemostmelodious)

  1. Having apleasantmelody orsound;tuneful.
    • 1769,Firishta, translated byAlexander Dow,Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page iv:
      Tremulous on the bladed graſs ſhone bright the pearly drops, like an aſſembly of ſparkling ſtars dancing on the plains of the zodiac; vocal was every bending ſpray, every reed was inſpired, each warbling throat ſeemed to emulate themelodious voice of the bird of a thouſand ſongs.
    • 1960 October, P. Ransome-Wallis, “Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part Two”, inTrains Illustrated, page611:
      A lovely crisp exhaust: a feeling of almost unlimited power combined with complete freedom of running: and, to crown it all, amost melodious and wholly American chime whistle—these were my immediate impressions as we stormed rapidly out of Göttingen, intent on winning back some of the lost time.
    • 2013 October 13, Erik Adams, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Lisa’s Wedding” (season six, episode 19; originally aired 3/19/1995)”, inThe Onion AV Club‎[1]:
      Patinkin’smelodious voice is a natural fit for animation, and he breathes just the right type of upper-crust life into Hugh in 22 short minutes.

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having a pleasant melody
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