• (n.) Hence, one who recites or sings poems for a livelihood; one who makes and repeats verses extempore. • (n.) One who writes or speaks disconnectedly and with great excitement or affectation of feeling. • (n.) Anciently, one who recited or composed a rhapsody; especially, one whose profession was to recite the verses of Hormer an...
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a singer in ancient Greece. Ancient scholars suggested two etymologies. The first related the word with the staff (rhabdos) on which the singer ... [2 related articles]
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Rhap'so·dist noun [ From
Rhapsody .]
1. Anciently, one who recited or composed a rhapsody; especially, one whose profession was to recite the verses of Hormer and other epic poets.
2. Hence, one who recites or sings poems for a livelihood; one who makes and repeats verses extempo...
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