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Melos meaning

The melody in Ancient Greek music.

Using Melos

  • The main meaning on this page is: The melody in Ancient Greek music.
  • In the example corpus, melos often appears in combinations such as: of melos, melos and.

Context around Melos

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

greek 1×

Often after:

falls 1× two 1× appears 1× song 1×

Sentence patterns with Melos

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

alumen from melos appears to 1× components of melos and rhythm 1× melos falls after 1× plataea and melos two small 1× population of melos and sell 1× the greek melos song 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at times the 1× he writes of 1× melic and rhythmic 1× melos falls after 1× native alumen from 1× the graeco roman 1×

Common sentence endings:

a complete work 1× athens and sparta 1× greek melos song 1× other minor sulfates 1× subjects of athens 1× women and children 1×

Words around Melos

Just before it in the word index:

melora 2 melony 8 melons 33 melono 2 melonie 9 meloni 117

Just after it in the word index:

melot 7 melotone 2 meloy 10 melqart 2 melrose 146 mels 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Melos

  • In this selection, "melos" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, greek, falls, two and appears stand out and add context to how "melos" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alumen from melos appears to and components of melos and rhythm. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "melos" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with melos

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Graeco-Roman dulcimer (sweet song) derives from the Latin dulcis (sweet) and the Greek melos (song). (17 words)

He writes of Plataea and Melos, two small polities caught in the maelstrom of great-power conflict between Athens and Sparta. (21 words)

Melos falls after a brief siege, whereupon the Athenian assembly votes to kill the adult male populace and enslave the women and children. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

At times the imperialist democracy acted with extreme brutality, as in the decision to execute the entire male population of Melos and sell off its women and children simply for refusing to become subjects of Athens. (36 words)

Melic and rhythmic composition (respectively, μελοποιΐα and ῥυθμοποιΐα) were the processes of selecting and applying the various components of melos and rhythm to create a complete work. (27 words)

Native alumen from Melos appears to have been a mixture mainly of alunogen ( Almain (SOmain )main ·17H 2 O ) with alum and other minor sulfates. (25 words)

Example sentences (6)

Melos falls after a brief siege, whereupon the Athenian assembly votes to kill the adult male populace and enslave the women and children.

He writes of Plataea and Melos, two small polities caught in the maelstrom of great-power conflict between Athens and Sparta.

At times the imperialist democracy acted with extreme brutality, as in the decision to execute the entire male population of Melos and sell off its women and children simply for refusing to become subjects of Athens.

Melic and rhythmic composition (respectively, μελοποιΐα and ῥυθμοποιΐα) were the processes of selecting and applying the various components of melos and rhythm to create a complete work.

Native alumen from Melos appears to have been a mixture mainly of alunogen ( Almain (SOmain )main ·17H 2 O ) with alum and other minor sulfates.

The Graeco-Roman dulcimer (sweet song) derives from the Latin dulcis (sweet) and the Greek melos (song).

Common combinations with melos

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "melos" in a sentence?
An example: "Melos falls after a brief siege, whereupon the Athenian assembly votes to kill the adult male populace and enslave the women and children." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "melos" from authentic English texts.
What does "melos" mean?
Melos means: The melody in Ancient Greek music.
How many example sentences with "melos" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "melos", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.