musicale
[ myoo-zi-kal ]
/ ˌmyu zɪˈkæl /
noun
a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.
RELATED WORDS
concert, rehearsal, recitation, reading, presentation, musical, gig, recital, show, repetition, description, recapitulation, fable, portrayal, account, enumeration, tale, report, relation, statement
Nearby words
- musical chairs, play,
- musical comedy,
- musical glasses,
- musical ride,
- musical saw,
- musicality,
- musicalize,
- musically,
- musicals,
- musician
Origin of musicale
1840–50, Americanism; < French, short for soirée musicale musical evening
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musicale
/ (ˌmjuːzɪˈkɑːl) /
noun
US and Canadian a party or social evening with a musical programme
Word Origin for musicale
C19: shortened from French soirée musicale musical evening
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musicale
"musical party," 1872, from French musicale, short for soirée musicale "musical evening (party);" see musical (adj.).
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