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ethnomusicology

American  
[eth-noh-myoo-zi-kol-uh-jee] / ˌɛθ noʊˌmyu zɪˈkɒl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. the study of folk and primitive music and of their relationship to the peoples and cultures to which they belong.

ethnomusicology British  
/ ˌɛθnəʊmjuːzɪˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the study of the music of different cultures

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Origin of ethnomusicology

First recorded in 1945–50; ethno- + musicology

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