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† mĕlōdes, is, m., = μελῴδης, a pleasing, charming singer (post-class.): Proculus melodes insonare pulsibus (al. melodis) Sid. Ep. 9, 15.
Also in fem.: Mĕlōdes, a Roman surname, Inscr. Grut. 1157, 3.