English-Thai Dictionary
rhapsody
N คำพูด หรือ บทความ ที่ ดูกระตือรือ ล้น (มัก ใช้ รูป พหูพจน์ rhapsodies exaggeration kam-phud-rue-bod-kwam-ti-du-kra-tue-rue-ron
rhapsody
N บทเพลง อิสระ ที่ เต็มไปด้วย อารมณ์ ความรู้สึก romance bod-plang-id-sa-ra-ti-tem-pai-duai-ar-rom
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
RHAPSODY
n.[Gr. to sew or unite, and a song. ] Originally, a discourse in verse, sung or rehearsed by a rhapsodist; or a collection of verses, particularly those of Homer. In modern usage, a collection of passages thoughts or authorities, composing a new piece, but without necessary dependence or natural connection.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
RHAPSODY
Rhap "so *dy, n.; pl. Rhapsodies. Etym: [F. rhapsodie, L. rhapsodia,Gr. Ode. ]
1. 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.
2. A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition. "A rhapsody of words. " Shak. "A rhapsody of tales. " Locke.
3. (Mus. )
Defn: A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies."
New American Oxford Dictionary
rhapsody
rhap so dy |ˈrapsədē ˈ (h )ræpsədi | ▶noun ( pl. rhapsodies ) 1 an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling: rhapsodies of praise. • Music a free instrumental composition in one extended movement, typically one that is emotional or exuberant in character. 2 (in ancient Greece ) an epic poem, or part of it, of a suitable length for recitation at one time. DERIVATIVES rhap sod ic |rapˈsädik |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent. ( sense 2 ): via Latin from Greek rhapsōidia, from rhaptein ‘to stitch ’ + ōidē ‘song, ode. ’
Oxford Dictionary
rhapsody
rhap |sody |ˈrapsədi | ▶noun ( pl. rhapsodies ) 1 an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling: rhapsodies of praise. • Music a free instrumental composition in one extended movement, typically one that is emotional in character. 2 (in ancient Greece ) an epic poem, or part of a poem, of a suitable length for recitation at one time. DERIVATIVES rhapsodic |rapˈsɒdɪk |adjective, rhapsodical |rapˈsɒdɪk (ə )l |adjective, rhapsodically |rapˈsɒdɪk (ə )li |adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in sense 2 ): via Latin from Greek rhapsōidia, from rhaptein ‘to stitch ’ + ōidē ‘song, ode ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
rhapsody
rhap so dy /rǽpsədi /名詞 複 -dies C 1 «…についての » 狂詩曲, 詩歌, 叙事詩, ラプソディ «about » 〘形式自由で感情のこもったもの 〙.2 (古代ギリシャの )叙事詩 (の一節 ).3 熱狂 [情熱 ]的発言 [文章, 詩 ].
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