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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
They didn’t cut back on dining at high-end restaurants or attending music festivals.
From MarketWatch
Sun Drop Dayz – a community fundraiser with live music and activities – has been held on the first weekend of June since 2017.
From BBC
They always do a backflip when I say I have new music.
From Los Angeles Times
Freelance music journalist Emma Wilkes feels Yungblud's upcoming arena tour could have made it "trickier" to have BludFest in the UK as it may have "affected the ticket sales of both".
From BBC
Even the little speckled tree frogs, the katydids, and the crickets were chipping in with their nickel’s worth of welcome music.
From Literature
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