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melismas
noun
A passage of several notes sung to one syllable of text, as in Gregorian chant.
Word Frequency 1800~2019
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easel
roulette
afterglow
trifle
popsicle
democrat
ruse
riverbed
aim
epidural
shiftless
unrobed
depose
dodgy
guise
handed
pretext
recoup
pardon
untimed
glissando
trill
arpeggio
coloratura
colorature
falsetto
recitative
hemidemisemiquaver
vocalism
demisemiquaver
chromaticism
syncopation
microtone
quaver
vibrato