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What is the adjective for melismatically?

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melismatic
  1. (music) of, relating to, or being a melisma; the style of singing several notes to one syllable of text – an attribute of some Islamic and Gregorian chants.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Gregorian and Old Roman offertories are melismatic responsorial chants, the majority taken from the psalms.”
      “In doing so, he proves himself to be one of the more expressive singers around, free of melismatic acrobatics and, fortunately, scatting.”
      “Bach writes the subject in one huge, melismatic arc, and you're not supposed to break the line by gulping in air.”
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