Added 9 October 2026
music
/ˈmjuːzɪk/ noun
In Latin: mūsica, mūsicē Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about music at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner.
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Any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds.
he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes
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Musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).
his music was his central interest
Origin
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. Fully displaced Old English sweġl.
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