adjective greek

mĕlĭcus

fem. mĕlĭca · neut. mĕlĭcum

musical, tuneful, melodious •

musical, tuneful, melodious: sonores, Lucr. 5, 334.—

lyric, lyrical •

In partic., lyric, lyrical: poëma, Cic. Opt. Gen. Or. 1, 1.—

Subst.:

Subst.:

a lyric poet •

mĕlĭcus, i, m., a lyric poet: Simonides melicus, Plin. 7, 24, 24, § 89; 7, 56, 57, § 192.—

a lyric poem, ode

mĕlĭca, ae, f., a lyric poem, ode, Petr. 64.

Perseus ID: n28481 Key: melicus1