melisma
(en)
(noun) a group of notes or tones sung on one syllable in plainsong / (noun) melodic embellishment / (noun) cadenza
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She pauses in the uneasy melismas of desert wind.
oooh pretty
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4 years, 4 months ago
It was a bit like mine (a guttural Liverpool k; some of the same distended vowels), but with a northeastern melisma that turned “module” into mod-joo-al, “sure” into shower.
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1 year, 8 months ago