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amusia
[ ey-myoo-zee-uh ]
/ eɪˈmyu zi ə /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
the inability to produce or comprehend music or musical sounds.
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How to use amusia in a sentence
Amusia, or loss of the musical faculty, may occur in association with or independent of aphasia.
British Dictionary definitions for amusia
amusia
/ (eɪˈmjuːzɪə) /
noun
the inability to distinguish differences in musical pitch; tone deafness
Derived forms of amusia
amusic, adjectiveWord Origin for amusia
C21: from a- 1 + music
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