Anthem and Melody

Anthem

Anthem noun - A religious song.

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Melody and anthem are semantically related. in song topic. In some cases you can use "Melody" instead a noun "Anthem".

Melody noun - A rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect.

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Anthem and melody are semantically related. You can use "Anthem" instead a noun "Melody".

old	old anthem	old melody
distinctive	distinctive anthem	distinctive melody
original	original anthem	original melody
single	single anthem	single melody
Other adjectives: actual, cheerful, happy, catchy, famous, majestic, new, upbeat.

In an overlap with Refrain from Assuming, the German national anthem is still known in the Anglosphere as "Deutschland Über Alles", despite the verse featuring those lyrics no longer being officially part of the song (whose melody is also Older Than They Think).

Source: Beam Me Up, Scotty!
However, there is nothing national about The Internationale, so it was replaced with a real national anthem, whose melody is now used for the Russian national anthem.

Source: National Anthem
Shares its melody with the official state song of Maryland as well as with "The Red Flag", the (semi-)official anthem of the British Labour Party.

Source: Christmas Songs

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