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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Rhapsody \Rhap"so*dy\, n.; pl. {Rhapsodies}. [F. rhapsodie, L. rhapsodia, Gr. "rapsw,di`a, fr. "rapsw,do`s a rhapsodist; "ra`ptein to sew, stitch together, unite + 'w,dh` a song. See {Ode}.] 1. A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; -- called also a {book}. 2. A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition. [bd]A rhapsody of words.[b8] --Shak. [bd]A rhapsody of tales.[b8] --Locke. 3. (Mus.) A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, Liszt's [bd]Hungarian Rhapsodies.[b8] | |
