English > melodic line: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence. |
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| Synonyms | tune, melody, air, strain, line, melodic phrase |
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| Parts | phrase, musical phrase | A short musical passage |
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| Narrower | flourish, fanfare, tucket | (music) a short / short lively tune played on brass instruments |
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| glissando | A rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale |
| leitmotiv, leitmotif | A melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) |
| part, voice | The melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music |
| roulade | (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable |
| signature, signature tune, theme song | A melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program |
| theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition |
| theme song | A melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie |
| Broader | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
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| Spanish | aire, cuerda, línea, melodía, tonada, ton |
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| Catalan | aire, melodia, tonada |
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