MELODY

, is the agreeable effect of different musical sounds, ranged or disposed in a proper succession, being the effect only of one single part, voice, or instrument; by which it is distinguished from harmony, which properly results from the union of two or more musical sounds heard together.

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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.

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MECHANICS
MECHANIC
MECHANISM
MEDIUM
MEIBOMIUS (Marcus)
* MELODY
MENISCUS
MENSTRUUM
MENSURABILITY
MENSURATION
MERCATOR (Gerard)