Mon"o*dy (?), n.; pl. Monodies (#). [L. monodia, Gr. , fr. singing alone; single + song: cf. F. monodie. See Ode.]

A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.

 

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