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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ar·i·ose a.  Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony.
    Mendelssohn wants the ariose beauty of Handel; vocal melody is not his forte; the interest of his airs is harmonic.   --Foreign Quart. Rev.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 ariose
      adj : having a melody (as distinguished from recitative) [syn: songlike]