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Definition of melisma noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

melisma

noun

NAmE//məˈlɪzmə//

(pl. melismas or melismata

NAmE//məˈlɪzmət̮ə//

) (music)

a group of notes sung to one syllable of text

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