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music

noun
/ˈmjuː.zɪk/UK/ˈmju.zɪk/US/ˈmjʉ.zɪk/

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), from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”), an Ancient Greek deity of the arts. By surface analysis, muse + -ic (“pertaining to”). In this sense, displaced native Old English drēam (“music”), whence Modern English dream.

  1. derived from μουσική
  2. derived from mūsica
  3. derived from musique
  4. derived from musik
  5. inherited from musik

Definitions

  1. A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony,…

    A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood.

    • I keep listening to this music because it’s a masterpiece.
    • Muſick has Charms to ſooth a ſavage Breaſt, / To ſoften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak.
    • Music lessons in early childhood lead to changes in the brain that could improve its performance far into adulthood, researchers say.

  2. Any interesting or pleasing sounds.

    • “Oh! this was very kind,” she said, with that simplicity and tenderness, which at times made her voice pure music, “I could not have expected you so soon.”
    • Wilson's definite genius for rapid, witty dialogue which becomes a kind of conversational music at times.

  3. An art form, created by organizing pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical…

    An art form, created by organizing pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and/or singing.

  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. A guide to playing or singing a particular tune

      A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.

    2. Electronic signal jamming.

    3. Heated argument.

    4. Fun

      Fun; amusement.

    5. To seduce or entice with music.

    6. Musical.

    7. A surname.

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Derived

absolute music, abstract music, alternative music, ambient music, antimusic, art music, background music, ballet music, banku music, beautiful music, biomusic, bumper music, Caribbean dance music, Celtic music, chamber music, champagne music, chart music, chin music, chipmusic, classical music, club music, cocktail music, concrete music, country music, country-western music, coworker music, dance music, danger music, day the music died, devil in music, director of music, disco music, doujin music, drone music, electronic body music, electronic dance music, electronic music, elevator music, ethnic music, ethnomusic · +117 more

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for music. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA