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mu·sic

music

pronunciation:: myu zihk
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part of speech:	noun
definition:	Music is something made up of sounds that are put together in a way that people can enjoy. People can make music by playing instruments like the piano, guitar, or violin, or they can make music when they sing. Soft music helps my baby sister go to sleep, but loud music will wake her up! similar words: rhythm, sound
related words:	art

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musical¹:
having to do with music.
musical²:
a play with songs and other music.

Word Explorer

	broader categories that include music
	art, culture
	some actions of making music
	hum, play, sing, strike, tap
	some elements of music
	beat, rhythm
	some examples of music
	lullaby, piece, song
	some groups that perform music
	band, orchestra
	some notations in music
	note
	some parts of music
	act, tune
	some people associated with music
	artist, conductor, drummer, musician, player, singer
	some performances of music
	ballet, concert
	some sources of music
	instrument, tape, voice
	some units for measuring music
	pitch

Word Parts About this feature

The word music contains the following part:

-ic Latin and Greek adjective-forming suffix that means like, pertaining to

More about this word part:

The suffix -ic attaches to roots and words of Greek or Latin origin to form adjectives. A few words ending in -ic (magic , critic, music ) were adjectives that became nouns in Greek before they entered English, also as nouns.

Example words:

comic, magic, music, physical

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