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* Irish: {{t|ga|rosc ceoil|m}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|rosc ceoil|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|狂詩曲|tr=kyōshikyoku}}, {{t|ja|ラプソディ|tr=rapusodi}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|狂詩曲|tr=kyōshikyoku}}, {{t|ja|ラプソディ|tr=rapusodi}}
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* Korean: {{t+|ko|광시곡}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|광시곡}}
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* Russian: {{t+|ru|рапсодия|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|рапсодия|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|rapsodia|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|rapsodi|c}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|rapsodi|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|rapsodya}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|rapsodya}}

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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French rhapsodie, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin rhapsōdia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδία (rhapsōidía, to sew [songs] together).

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Noun

rhapsody (plural rhapsodies)

  1. An ancient Greek epic poem (or part of one) suitable for uninterrupted recitation.
  2. (obsolete) A random collection or medley; a miscellany or confused string of stories, words etc.
    • Template:RQ:Flr Mntgn Essays, vol.1, p.138:
      This concerneth not those mingle-mangles of many kinds of stuffe, or as the Grecians call them Rapsodies, that for such are published [].
  3. An exalted or exaggeratedly enthusiastic expression of feeling in speech or writing.
  4. (music) An instrumental composition of irregular form often incorporating improvisation.

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