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OP Cf."Rhapsody" from same root, very different meaning.
rhapsody
SYLLABICATION: rhap·so·dy
PRONUNCIATION: rps-d
NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. rhap·so·dies
1. Exalted or excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling in speech or writing. 2. A literary work written in an impassioned or exalted style. 3. A state of elated bliss; ecstasy. 4. Music A usually instrumental composition of irregular form that often incorporates improvisation. 5. An ancient Greek epic poem or a portion of one suitable for uninterrupted recitation.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin rhapsdia, section of an epic poem, from Greek rhapsidi, from rhapsidein, to recite poems : rhaptein, rhaps-, to sew; see wer-2 in Appendix I + aoid, id, song; see wed-2 in Appendix I.
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