Rhapsody

·noun A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies.".

II. Rhapsody ·noun A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition.

III. Rhapsody ·noun A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey;

— called also a book.