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How to pronounce “melancholy”
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Pronunciation guide for melancholy
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of melancholy with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How theater weathers wars, outlasts empires and survives pandemics
My friend Jeremy sent me a monologue by Sarah Ruhl from her "Melancholy Play."
- Definition summary
- (historical) Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
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How to pronounce melancholy
How theater weathers wars, outlasts empires and survives pandemics
My friend Jeremy sent me a monologue by Sarah Ruhl from her "Melancholy Play."
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “melancholy”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (historical) Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
- Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
- [Adjective]
- (literary) Affected with great sadness or depression.
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