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   Mu·sic

   /ˈmyo͞ozik/

   

   noun

   • 1. vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion: "couples were dancing to the music"
   • ▪ the art or science of composing or performing music: "he devoted his life to music"
   • ▪ a sound perceived as pleasingly harmonious: "the background music of softly lapping water"
   • 2. the written or printed signs representing vocal or instrumental sound: "Tony learned to read music"
   • ▪ the score or scores of a musical composition or compositions: "the music was open on a stand"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French musique, via Latin from Greek mousikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of the Muses’, from mousa ‘muse’.

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