rhapsody
noun/ˈræpsədi/
Frequency rank: #12,949 most common English word
Meaning
An enthusiastic, ecstatic expression of feeling, often in the form of an irregular musical composition.
Example sentence
The pianist performed rhapsody that moved every person in the concert hall to tears.
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