Friday, June 1, 2012
La sublimità della greca melopea
Speranza
melopoeia, melopœia
From Ancient Greek μελοποιΐα, from μελοποιός (“song-maker, lyric poet”), from μελο- (“melo-”) + ποιεῖν (“to make”) + -ία (“-ia”).
melopoeia (usually uncountable; plural melopoeiae or melopoeias)
1.(obsolete) Art of composing melodies.
Categories: English terms derived from Ancient Greek
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