music

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English

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Alternative forms

• musick, musicke, musique, musike (obsolete)

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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: myo͞oʹzĭk IPA^(key): /ˈmjuːzɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmjuzɪk/
• Hyphenation: mus‧ic
• Rhymes: -uːzɪk

Noun

music (usually uncountable, plural musics)

1. A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood.
2. (figuratively) Any interesting or pleasing sounds.
4. An art form, created by organizing pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and/or singing.
5. A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.
6. (military, slang) Electronic signal jamming.
7. (US, slang, dated) Heated argument.
8. (US, slang, dated) Fun; amusement.

Synonyms

• melody
• vibe

Derived terms

Descendants

• Jamaican Creole: myuuzik
• Pitcairn-Norfolk: myuusik
• Tok Pisin: musik
• → Dhivehi: މިއުޒިކް (miuzik̊)
• → Japanese: ミュージック (myūjikku)
• → Malay: muzik
• → Swahili: muziki
• → Welsh: miwsig

Translations

Verb

music (third-person singular simple present musics, present participle musicking, simple past and past participle musicked)

1. (transitive) To seduce or entice with music.

Adjective

music (comparative more music, superlative most music)

1. (rare) Musical.

See also

• Definition of music on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• MusicNovatory: the science of music encyclopedia
• Category:Music

References

• “music”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “music”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• MICUs

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmuzik]

Adjective

music (comparative plus music, superlative le plus music)

1. musical, of, or pertaining to music.

Synonyms

• musical

Middle English

Noun

music

1. Alternative form of musike