[ˈrapsədi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling
(e.g: rhapsodies of praise)

- (in ancient Greece) an epic poem, or part of a poem, of a suitable length for recitation at one time


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Origin:
mid 16th century (in rhapsody): via Latin from Greek rhapsōidia, from rhaptein ‘to stitch’ + ōidē ‘song, ode’