You are listening to old songs, including 'My Melancholy Baby'.Your friends are impressed when you tell them that 'melancholic', referring to a depressive personality, derives from a Greek word meaning

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The term 'melancholic' comes from the Greek word 'melaina chole', which means 'black bile'. In ancient Greek medicine, it was believed that an excess of black bile in the body caused a melancholic or depressive temperament.

You Are Listening to Old Songs, Including 'My Melancholy Baby