- (n.) A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies.".
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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