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- 1 Musical. rare
"Again, Moſes was the firſt that brought in ſacred Muſick: thus in like manner Strabo lib. 10. 453. informes us, that the Bacchick Muſick was famous throughout Aſia; and that many muſick Inſtruments had obteined a Barbarick name, as Jambla, Sambuke, Barbitos, Magades, &c. which ſeem all to be of Hebrew origination."
- 1 A surname.
- 1 A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood. uncountable, usually
"I keep listening to this music because it’s a masterpiece."
- 2 musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) wordnet
- 3 Any interesting or pleasing sounds. figuratively, uncountable, usually
"“Oh! this was very kind,” she said, with that simplicity and tenderness, which at times made her voice pure music, “I could not have expected you so soon.”"
- 4 punishment for one's actions wordnet
- 5 An art form, created by organizing pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and/or singing. uncountable, usually
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- 6 any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds wordnet
- 7 A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music. uncountable, usually
- 8 (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) wordnet
- 9 Electronic signal jamming. slang, uncountable, usually
- 10 an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner wordnet
- 11 Heated argument. US, dated, slang, uncountable, usually
- 12 Fun; amusement. US, dated, slang, uncountable, usually
- 1 To seduce or entice with music. transitive
Etymology
From Middle English musik, musike, borrowed from Anglo-Norman musik, musike, Old French musique, and their source Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ), from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”), an Ancient Greek deity of the arts. By surface analysis, muse + -ic (“pertaining to”). In this sense, displaced native Old English drēam (“music”), whence Modern English dream.
From Middle English musik, musike, borrowed from Anglo-Norman musik, musike, Old French musique, and their source Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ), from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”), an Ancient Greek deity of the arts. By surface analysis, muse + -ic (“pertaining to”). In this sense, displaced native Old English drēam (“music”), whence Modern English dream.
From Middle English musik, musike, borrowed from Anglo-Norman musik, musike, Old French musique, and their source Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ), from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”), an Ancient Greek deity of the arts. By surface analysis, muse + -ic (“pertaining to”). In this sense, displaced native Old English drēam (“music”), whence Modern English dream.
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