rhapsode

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδός (rhapsōidós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹæpˌsoʊd/

Noun

rhapsode (plural rhapsodes)

1. One who performs the poetry of a poet for an audience; not necessarily a writer of poetry.
   • 1892, Plato, translated by Benjamin Jowett, Ion:

     Socrates: And do the Epidaurians have contests of rhapsodes at the festival?

2. The interpreter of a poem.

Related terms

• rhapsodist
• rhapsody

Anagrams

• proheads

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδός (rhapsōidós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁap.sɔd/

• Audio:

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Noun

rhapsode m (plural rhapsodes)

1. rhapsodist
2. rhapsode

Further reading

• “rhapsode”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.