English-Thai Dictionary
monody
N การ คร่ำครวญ เพลง หรือ บทกวี ร้อง เดี่ยว ของ กรีก
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MONODY
n.[Gr. sole, and song. ] A song or poem sung by one person only.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MONODY
Mon "o *dy, n.; pl. Monodies. Etym: [L. monodia, Gr. monodie. See Ode. ]
Defn: A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.
MONODYNAMIC
Mon `o *dy *nam "ic, a. Etym: [Mono- + dynamic. ]
Defn: Possessing but one capacity or power. "Monodynamic men. " De Quincey.
MONODYNAMISM
MONODYNAMISM Mon `o *dy "na *mism, n.
Defn: The theory that the various forms of activity in nature are manifestations of the same force. G. H. Lewes.
New American Oxford Dictionary
monody
mon o dy |ˈmänədē ˈmɑnədi | ▶noun ( pl. monodies ) 1 an ode sung by a single actor in a Greek tragedy. 2 a poem lamenting a person's death. 3 music with only one melodic line, esp. an early Baroque style with one singer and continuo accompaniment. DERIVATIVES mo nod ic |məˈnädik |adjective, mon o dist |-dist |noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek monōdia, from monōdos ‘singing alone. ’
Oxford Dictionary
monody
monody |ˈmɒnədi | ▶noun ( pl. monodies ) 1 an ode sung by a single actor in a Greek tragedy. 2 a poem lamenting a person's death. 3 [ mass noun ] music with only one melodic line. DERIVATIVES monodic |məˈnɒdɪk |adjective, monodist noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek monōdia, from monōdos ‘singing alone ’.
The Wordsmith Dictionary