music
Pronunciation: /ˈmjuːzɪk/
The English word “music” has 9 meanings listed here.
noun
- A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, timbre, sound design, lyrics, etc., often to convey a mood.
- Any interesting or pleasing sounds.
- An art form, created by organizing pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and/or singing.
- A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.
- Electronic signal jamming.
- Heated argument.
- Fun; amusement.
verb
- To seduce or entice with music.
adjective
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. Fully…
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