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melisma Tweet Definition of melisma Like Definition of melisma on Facebook
noun 
  1. (music) A passage of several notes sung to one syllable of text, as in Gregorian chant.
    • 1985: A choir sang one of the Lamentations of Jeremiah. The mournful accompanied the slow procession to the palace built by Herod the Great, at present untenanted. " Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked
Etymology:  "song".

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