- 1. n. 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. Source: opted
- 2. n. A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition. Source: opted
- 3. n. A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies." Source: opted
- 4. n. an enthusiastic expression of emotion Source: wordnet
- 5. n. (music) a free instrumental composition in one extended movement; typically emotional or exuberant in character Source: wordnet
- 6. n. (in ancient Greece) an epic poem adapted for recitation Source: wordnet
- 7. 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. "A rhapsody of words." Shak. "A rhapsody of tales." Locke. 3. (Mus.) A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies." Source: webster
- 8. A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as,Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies." Source: adambom
- 9. n:100 n. an epic poem adapted for recitation Source: ecdict
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