melicとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From Latin melicus, from Koine Greek μελικός (melikós), from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “song, lyric”).

形容詞

melic (comparative more melic, superlative most melic)

1. Of or pertaining to Greek lyric verse. [from 17th c.]
   • 1962, WH Auden & Elizabeth Mayer, translating JW Goethe, Italian Journey, Penguin 1970, p. 315:

     I dined at their house, and in the evening, Miss Hart gave a demonstration of her musical and melic [translating melischen] talents.

関連する語

• melody
• melos

語源 2

From translingual Melica (genus name), probably from Italian melica, meliga (“sorghum, millet”).

名詞

melic (複数形 melics)

1. Any of various grasses, of the genus Melica, from northern temperate regions. [from 18th c.]

アナグラム

• clime