meaning of rhapsody
1. A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; -- called also a book.
2. A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition.
3. A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, Liszts "Hungarian Rhapsodies. 4.">"
4. an epic poem adapted for recitation
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