melodic phrase

Questions about melodic phrase

What does melodic phrase mean?

melodic phrase means "a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence".

What is another word for melodic phrase?

Close synonyms include tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is melodic phrase a common word?

melodic phrase is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.