English noun: melodic phrase | |||
1. | melodic phrase (communication) a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence | ||
Samples | She was humming an air from Beethoven. | ||
Synonyms | air, line, melodic line, melody, strain, tune | ||
Broader (hypernym) | music | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fanfare, flourish, glissando, idea, leitmotif, leitmotiv, melodic theme, musical theme, part, roulade, signature, signature tune, theme, theme song, theme song, tucket, voice | ||
Part holonym | musical phrase, phrase | ||