Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

melism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: melism
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of melisma (“passage of multiple notes for a single syllable”).

Example Sentences

"In the case of two notes in a row, the patterns are often the effect of melisma, the second note of a melism anticipating the note for the next syllable (or the first note of a melism for the next syllable)."

Inflected Forms

melisms (plural)

Questions

What does melism mean?: Alternative form of melisma (“passage of multiple notes for a single syllable”).

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