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Musical

//ˈmju.zɪ.kəl// adj, noun

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Adjective

1
Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.
"musical proportion"
2
Pleasing to the ear; sounding agreeably; having the qualities of music; melodious; harmonious.
"She had a musical voice."
3
Fond of music; discriminating with regard to music; gifted or skilled in music.
"having a musical ear"
4
Pertaining to a class of games in which players move while music plays, but have to take a fixed position when it stops; by extension, any situation where people repeatedly change positions.
"Musical beds is the faculty sport around here."

Adjective

1
containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody wordnet
2
characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music wordnet
3
talented in or devoted to music wordnet
4
characterized by or capable of producing music wordnet

Noun

1
A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.
"It is unthinkable for a straight play to enjoy a life span like those of the blockbuster musicals or to earn such astronomical grosses."
2
a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing wordnet
3
A meeting or a party for a musical entertainment; a musicale.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English musical, from Old French [Term?], from Medieval Latin mūsicālis, from Latin mūsica (“music”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives); equivalent to music + -al.

Etymology 2

From Middle English musical, from Old French [Term?], from Medieval Latin mūsicālis, from Latin mūsica (“music”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives); equivalent to music + -al.

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