part music
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of part music
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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The three-day event also is part music festival.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2023
The tree reflects the important part music plays in festive memories as well as giving records a new lease of life.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2022
The move made the service a smorgasbord of audio entertainment — part music service, part news outlet, part always-on gabfest.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2022
There’s no opener for us and our set is part music, part theatrical, part social commentary.
From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2020
Something was also said about the origin of part music, but so little that it might easily be thought that in this the century lagged far behind its achievements in other departments.
From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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