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music

[myoo-zik]

noun

  1. an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.

  2. the tones or sounds employed, occurring in single line (melody) or multiple lines (harmony), and sounded or to be sounded by one or more voices or instruments, or both.

  3. musical work or compositions for singing or playing.

  4. the written or printed score of a musical composition.

  5. such scores collectively.

  6. any sweet, pleasing, or harmonious sounds or sound.

    the music of the waves.

  7. appreciation of or responsiveness to musical sounds or harmonies.

    Music was in his very soul.

  8. Fox Hunting.the cry of the hounds.



music

/ ˈːɪ /

noun

  1. an art form consisting of sequences of sounds in time, esp tones of definite pitch organized melodically, harmonically, rhythmically and according to tone colour

  2. such an art form characteristic of a particular people, culture, or tradition

    Indian music

    rock music

    baroque music

  3. the sounds so produced, esp by singing or musical instruments

  4. written or printed music, such as a score or set of parts

  5. any sequence of sounds perceived as pleasing or harmonious

  6. rarea group of musicians

    the Queen's music

  7. informalto confront the consequences of one's actions

  8. something that is very pleasant to hear

    his news is music to my ears

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Other Word Forms

  • musicless adjective
  • antimusic noun
  • undermusic noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of music1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English musike, from Latin ū, from Greek mousikḕ (téchnē) “(the art) of the Muse,” feminine of dzܲó, from Ѵû() Muse + -ikos -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of music1

C13: via Old French from Latin ū, from Greek dzܲŧ ( ٱŧ ) (art) belonging to the Muses, from Mousa Muse
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. face the music, to meet, take, or accept the consequences of one's mistakes, actions, etc..

    He's squandered his money and now he's got to face the music.

In addition to the idiom beginning with music, also see face the music.
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Example Sentences

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For years Allègre has partnered with fashion, music and sportswear companies in an effort to make PSG a lifestyle brand connected to a soccer club rather than the other way around.

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The star is accused of inflicting an "unprovoked attack" on a music producer with a tequila bottle at a nightclub in London while on his last UK tour in 2023.

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He said the new record, made in the north of England with his best mates, was his "most ambitious and exciting music to date".

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The music went silent this Father’s Day weekend at the Young Musicians Foundation.

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A music producer in the Gujarati film industry, Mahesh had been on his way back home from work that day and was crossing the area when the plane hurtled down and crashed into the buildings.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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