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Showing words for MELISMA using the English dictionary
7 Letter Words for Melisma
lammies, melisma
6 Letter Words for Melisma
asmile, emails, lammie, lemmas, limmas, mailes, malism, mamies, mesail, mesial, samiel, sammel
5 Letter Words for Melisma
aisle, almes, amies, amsel, email, emmas, imams, islam, ismal, lames, leams, lemma, limas, limes, limma, maile, mails, maims, maise, males, malie, malis, malms, mamie, meals, melam, melas, melia, melis, mesal, miasm, miles, mimes, salem, salmi, samel, selma, simal, slime, smalm, smile
4 Letter Words for Melisma
aiel, aile, ails, aims, alem, ales, alme, alms, amel, amie, amil, amis, amli, ammi, asem, eila, elms, emma, ilea, imam, isle, lame, lamm, lams, lase, leam, leas, leis, lias, lies, lima, lime, maes, mail, maim, male, mali, malm, mals, mams, mase, meal, meas, mela, mels, mems, mesa, miae, mias, mila, mile, mils, mima, mime, sail, saim, sale, same, sami, seal, seam, seil, semi, sial, siam, sila, sile, sima, sime, slam, slim
3 Letter Words for Melisma
aes, ail, aim, ais, ale, als, ame, ami, ase, asl, eam, eas, ela, eli, elm, els, ems, esm, ile, ise, isl, ism, lai, lam, las, lea, lei, lem, les, lie, lim, lis, mae, mal, mam, mas, mea, mei, mel, mem, mes, mia, mil, mim, mis, mls, msl, sai, sal, sam, sea, sei, sel, sem, sie, sil, sim, sla, sle, sma, sml
Definitions for Melisma
[1] an ornamental phrase of several notes sung to one syllable of text, as in plainsong or blues singing.
[2] music an expressive vocal phrase or passage consisting of several notes sung to one syllable
Words nearby Melisma
melioidosis, meliorate, melioration, meliorism, meliority, melisma, melissa, melitene, melitis, melitopol, melitose
Origin of Melisma
First recorded in 1605–15, melisma is from the Greek word mélisma song, tune. See melody, -ism
Other words from Melisma
mel·is·mat·ic [mel-iz-mat -ik] /ˌmɛl ɪzˈmæt ɪk/ , adjective
Word origin for Melisma
C19: from Greek: melody