Definitions For Melismatic

Adjective

(music) Of, relating to, or being a melisma; the style of singing several notes to one syllable of text.

Usage notes

An attribute of some islamic and gregorian chants, as well as of a singing style prevalent in popular music from the early 1990s to the late 2000s.

Coordinate terms

syllabic neumatic

Translations

Portuguese: melismático

Etymology

melismata + ic, also contrued as melisma + atic

Is Melismatic a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
20

The word Melismatic is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

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