melopoeia

== English == === Alternative forms === melopœia, melopeia === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μελοποιΐα (melopoiḯa), from μελοποιός (melopoiós, “song-maker, lyric poet”), from μελο- (melo-, “melo-”) + ποιεῖν (poieîn, “to make”) + -ία (-ía, “-ia”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌmɛləˈpiːə/ === Noun === melopoeia (countable and uncountable, plural melopoeiae or melopoeias) (obsolete) Art of composing melodies. The use of the sound of words as a facet of poetry. Coordinate terms: logopoeia, phanopoeia ==== Translations ====