music

== English == === Alternative forms === musick, musicke, musique, musike (obsolete) === 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. Fully displaced Old English sweġl. === Pronunciation === enPR: myo͞oʹzĭk (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmjuːzɪk/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈmjʉwzɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmju.zɪk/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈmjʉːzɪk/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈmjʉːzək/ (Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈmjʉ.zɪk/ (Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɪʊ.zɪk/ Hyphenation: mus‧ic Rhymes: -uːzɪk === Noun === music (usually uncountable, plural musics) A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood. (figuratively) Any interesting or pleasing sounds. An art form, created by organizing pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and/or singing. A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music. (military, slang) Electronic signal jamming. (US, slang, dated) Heated argument. (US, slang, dated) Fun; amusement. ==== Synonyms ==== melody vibe ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Jamaican Creole: myuuzik Pitcairn-Norfolk: myuusik Tok Pisin: musik → Dhivehi: މިއުޒިކް (miuzik̊) → Japanese: ミュージック (myūjikku) → Malay: muzik → Swahili: muziki → Welsh: miwsig ==== Translations ==== === Verb === music (third-person singular simple present musics, present participle musicking, simple past and past participle musicked) (transitive) To seduce or entice with music. === Adjective === music (comparative more music, superlative most music) (rare) Musical. === See also === Definition of music on Wikipedia.Wikipedia MusicNovatory: the science of music encyclopedia Category:Music === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “music”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “music”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === MICUs == Interlingua == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmuzik] === Adjective === music (comparative plus music, superlative le plus music) musical, of, or pertaining to music. ==== Synonyms ==== musical == Middle English == === Noun === music alternative form of musike