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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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Origin of amusia

<New Latin <Greek amousía state of being without the Muses, especially song. See a-6, Muse, -ia

Words nearby amusia

amuse-gueule, amusement, amusement arcade, amusement park, amusement tax, amusia, amusing, amusive, a must, AMVETS, amy
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British Dictionary definitions for amusia

amusia
/ (eɪˈmjuːzɪə) /
noun
the inability to distinguish differences in musical pitch; tone deafness

Derived forms of amusia

amusic, adjective

Word Origin for amusia

C21: from a- 1 + music
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