rhapsody
noun/ˈræpsədi/
Frequency rank: #12,949 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
An enthusiastic, ecstatic expression of feeling, often in the form of an irregular musical composition.
Example sentence
The pianist performed a stirring rhapsody that moved every person in the concert hall to tears.
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