Definition for RHAP'SO-DIST

RHAP'SO-DIST, n. [from rhapsody.]

  1. One that writes or speaks without regular dependence of one part of his discourse on another. – Watts.
  2. One who recites or sings rhapsodies for a livelihood; or one who makes and repeats verses extempore.
  3. Anciently, one whose profession was to recite the verses of Homer and other poets.

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