music
English
Etymology
From Middle English musik, musike, borrowed from Anglo-Norman musik, musike, Old French musique, and their source Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ)
Pronunciation
Noun
music (usually uncountable, plural musics)
- A sound, or the study of such sounds, organized in time.
- I keep listening to this music because it's a masterpiece.
- (figuratively) Any pleasing or interesting sounds.
- An art form, created by organizing of pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and sometimes singing.
- A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.
Derived terms
Terms derived from music
- alternative music
- background music
- bumper music
- chamber music
- chin music
- classical music
- concrete music
- country music
- elevator music
- face the music
- fill music
- folk music
- hillbilly music
- incidental music
Translations
sound, organized in time in a melodious way
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any pleasing or interesting sounds
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sheet music
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Verb
music (third-person singular simple present musics, present participle musicking, simple past and past participle musicked)
See also
References
- music in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- music at OneLook Dictionary Search
Interlingua
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmuzik]
Middle English
References
- “mūsik(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-01.
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