Musicology

//mjuːzɪˈkɒlədʒi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The scholarly or scientific study of music, as in historical research, music theory, or the physical nature of sound. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the scholarly and scientific study of music wordnet

Synonyms

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harmonymusicmusicalitytheory

Etymology

From music + -logy.

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