From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrhapsodyrhap‧so‧dy /ˈræpsədi/ noun (plural rhapsodies) [countable] 1 APMa piece of music that is written to express emotion, and does not have a regular form Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue2 EXCITED formal an expression of eager and excited approval The performance was greeted with rhapsodies of praise.
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rhapsody• I typed out a rhapsody about the delectable meal I had eaten.Origin rhapsody (1500-1600) Latin rhapsodia, from Greek, from rhaptein “to sew, stitch together” + oide “song” 