rhapsody

rhapsody
    n 1: an epic poem adapted for recitation
    

Rhapsody \Rhap"so*dy\, n.; pl. {Rhapsodies}. [F. rhapsodie, L.
   rhapsodia, Gr. "rapsw,di`a, fr. "rapsw,do`s a rhapsodist;
   "ra`ptein to sew, stitch together, unite + 'w,dh` a song. See
   {Ode}.]
   1. 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}.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed
      under excitement, and without dependence or natural
      connection; rambling composition. "A rhapsody of words."
      --Shak. "A rhapsody of tales." --Locke.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. (Mus.) A composition irregular in form, like an
      improvisation; as, Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies."
      [1913 Webster] Rhatany
    

Rhapsody

   <operating system> {Apple Computer, Inc.}'s next-generation
   {operating system} for {PowerPC} processor-based systems
   capable of running {Mac OS}.  Rhapsody includes four
   components: the Core OS, the {Blue Box} (the implementation of
   the Mac OS within Rhapsody), the {Yellow Box}, and the Advanced
   Mac Look and Feel.

   "Rhapsody for Intel" runs on {Intel} processors [which ones?].
   It includes the Core OS, the {Yellow Box}, and the Advanced
   Mac Look and Feel, but lacks the {Blue Box} and therefore is
   unable to run Mac OS software.

   "Rhapsody Developer Release" is a developer-only release of
   {Rhapsody}, scheduled for release in late 1997.  It will go to
   all members of the Macintosh Developer Program and the Apple
   Media Program worldwide who have signed nondisclosure
   agreements.

   "Rhapsody Premier Release" will be the second release of
   {Rhapsody}, scheduled for early 1998.  It is meant for early
   adopters and will include a partially finished human interface
   and a partial implementation of the {Blue Box}.

   "Rhapsody Unified Release" will be the third release,
   scheduled for mid-1998.  It will be the first public release,
   and it will include the first full implementation of the
   {Rhapsody} human interface and the {Blue Box}.

   FAQ (http://devworld.euro.apple.com/rhapsody/faqsec1.html).

   (1997-10-15)
    

27 Moby Thesaurus words for "rhapsody":
      classic, classical music, concert music, concertino, concerto,
      concerto grosso, drool, fustian, heaven, highfalutin,
      lexiphanicism, longhair music, rant, rapture, rave, rhapsodize,
      rhetoric, rodomontade, semiclassical music, seventh heaven,
      sinfonietta, symphonia, symphonic music, symphonic ode, symphony,
      tone poem, transport