collegium musicum

American  

[kuh-lee-jee-uhm myoo-zi-kuhm, koh-leg-ee-oom moo-si-koom] / kəˈli dʒi əm ˈmyu zɪ kəm, koʊˈlɛg iˌʊm ˈmu sɪˌkʊm /

noun

1. a group of usually amateur musicians, often connected with a university, who meet to study and perform chiefly old or little-known music.

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Etymology

Origin of collegium musicum

< New Latin: musical society