rhapsody
Cross references:
1. bombast
rhap.so.dy \'rap-s*d-e-\ n [L rhapsodia, fr. Gk rhapso-idia recitation of
selections from e]pic poetry, rhapsody, fr. rhaptein to sew, stitch
together + aidein to sing; akin to OHG worf scythe handle, Gk rhepein to
bend, incline - more at ODE 1: a portion of an epic poem adapted for
recitation archaic 2: a miscellaneous collection 3a1: a highly emotional
utterance or literary work 3a2: extravagant rapturous discourse 3b:
RAPTURE, ECSTASY 4: a musical composition of irregular form having an
improvisatory characte r