melodic line, n.
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3
air line melodic line melodic phrase melody strain tune
sample sentences
"she was humming an air from Beethoven"
semantic pointers
hyponym
flourish, fanfare, tucket
glissando
roulade
leitmotiv, leitmotif
theme song
signature, signature tune, theme song
theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea
part, voice
hypernym
part meronym