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A. making of lyric poems or music for them: generally, music, Arist. Po. 1450b16, Pol. 1341b24, Aristox. Harm. p.38 M., Phld. Mus. p.31 K., Ocell. 4.8, Cleonid. Harm. 14, Aristid.Quint. 1.12.

II. musical composition, as opposed to its practice, Pl. Smp. 187d, cf. R. 404d.