Definition of: rhapsody

(rap′sə·dē) noun plural ·dies
1. A series of disconnected and often extravagant sentences, extracts, or utterances, gathered or composed under excitement; rapt or rapturous utterance.
2. In ancient Greece, an epic poem, or a part of such a poem, especially from the Odyssey or Iliad, recited by a rhapsodist; also, the recitation itself.
3. Music An instrumental composition of irregular form, often suggesting the qualities of improvisation.
4. A miscellaneous collection; a medley. [<F rapsodie <L rhapsodia <Gk. rhapsōidia <rhapsōidos rhapsodist <rhaptein stitch together + ōidē song]
—rhap·sod·ic (rap·sod′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
—rhap·sod′i·cal·ly adverb