music
Americannoun
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an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
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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.
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musical work or compositions for singing or playing.
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the written or printed score of a musical composition.
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such scores collectively.
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any sweet, pleasing, or harmonious sounds or sound.
the music of the waves.
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appreciation of or responsiveness to musical sounds or harmonies.
Music was in his very soul.
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Fox Hunting. the cry of the hounds.
idioms
noun
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an art form consisting of sequences of sounds in time, esp tones of definite pitch organized melodically, harmonically, rhythmically and according to tone colour
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such an art form characteristic of a particular people, culture, or tradition
Indian music
rock music
baroque music
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the sounds so produced, esp by singing or musical instruments
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written or printed music, such as a score or set of parts
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any sequence of sounds perceived as pleasing or harmonious
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rare a group of musicians
the Queen's music
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informal to confront the consequences of one's actions
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something that is very pleasant to hear
his news is music to my ears
Other Word Forms
- antimusic noun
- musicless adjective
- undermusic noun
Etymology
Origin of music
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English musike, from Latin mūsica, from Greek mousikḕ (téchnē) “(the art) of the Muse,” feminine of mousikós, from Moûs(a) Muse + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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“Crash” eschewed Charli’s typical boundary-pushing electronic sound to aim for something notably more commercial, and, ever the rebel, Charli attempted to homogenize this marketable music with visual ideas that were more to her own taste.
From Salon
A formative period in Taylor's musical development came in the early 1960s when he travelled to London to study music.
From BBC
Many stars from sport, music and film have headed to the Bay Area for what is one of the biggest events in world sport.
From BBC
The band announced Arnold’s death in a social media post, which said he had “helped redefine mainstream rock music, blending post-grunge accessibility with emotionally direct songwriting.”
From Los Angeles Times
"While they were trying to stabilise her, she could not speak but she could make hand gestures. She was struggling to breathe," said Ezugwu, who is music director of the Amemuso Choir where Ifunanya sang.
From BBC
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