ethnomusicology

[ eth-noh-myoo-zi-kol-uh-jee ]

noun

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

ethnomusicology

/ ˌɛθnəʊmjuːzɪˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the study of the music of different cultures

Derived Forms

• ˌethnomusiˈcologist, noun

Other Words From

• eth·no·mu·si·co·log·i·cal [eth-noh-myoo-zi-k, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
• ethno·musi·co·logi·cal·ly adverb
• ethno·musi·colo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ethnomusicology¹

First recorded in 1945–50; ethno- + musicology

Related Words

• country music