Melody vs. Riff
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Difference Between Melody and Riff
Melodynoun
tune; sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase
Riffnoun
The belly; the bowels.
Melodynoun
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;
she was humming an air from BeethovenRiffnoun
A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
Melodynoun
the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes
Riffnoun
A clever or witty remark.
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Riffnoun
A variation on something.
Riffnoun
A spoof.
Riffverb
To improvise in the performance or practice of an art, especially by expanding on or making novel use of traditional themes.
Riffverb
To riffle.
Riffnoun
a Berber living in northern Morocco
Riffnoun
a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation
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Riffverb
look through a book or other written material;
He thumbed through the reportShe leafed through the volumeRiffverb
play riffs
