Melody /(?)/

Mel·o·dy

Melody

n.

pl. Melodies

  1. A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds.
    Lulled with sound of sweetest melody.
  2. A rhythmical succession of single tones, ranging for the most part within a given key, and so related together as to form a musical whole, having the unity of what is technically called a musical thought, at once pleasing to the ear and characteristic in expression. (Mus.)
  3. The air or tune of a musical piece.