music
- noun
- /ˈmjuːzɪk/
- Listening to classical music can be very soothing after a long day.
- listen to music
- play music
- background music
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Watch on YouTubeThe bright flashing lights, loud music, the loud unguarded talking.
- The bright flashing lights, loud music, the loud unguarded talking.
- Matches matches the RPM of the music to the fire alarm.
- But to them, that music inherently sounded scary.
Examples
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I'm very interested in music, in jazz.
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Anyway, I was coming down Beale Street and I heard this music coming from a saloon.
Fiction book (1990) -
You hear music, great music if it's a good sound.
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But the nature of their music did change a bit.
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Often, town bands do not read music, but competition is increasing the numbers that do.
Academic text (2008) -
The drum of water was like music in her head, in her heart.
Fiction book (1990) -
I love the sound of the Italian language; there is music in it to my ear.
Fiction book (1990) -
There were cheers and music and hugs and dancing.
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The shouts, laughter, and music from the field where the games were held had ceased.
Fiction book (1991) -
The office door was locked, but the sound of music was plainly audible.
Fiction book (1990)
Idioms
- Informal
Accept and deal with unpleasant results or criticism for something you did
Compounds
A style of popular music from the southern United States with simple tunes and storytelling lyrics often played on guitar
Music that is formal and often played by orchestras, mainly from Europe since the 1700s
- Archaic
A building where people watch live shows like songs, comedy, and short acts
Music for a small group of instruments, like a string quartet, played for a small audience
A type of loud, powerful rock with strong guitar sounds, fast drums, and angry lyrics
Music played without electronic sound equipment, using only natural instruments and voices
- NSFW
An old, simple type of country music from the mountains of the southern United States
- Literature
An old idea that the movements of planets and stars make a perfect, silent harmony in the universe
- Archaic
A show with songs, jokes, and short acts that was popular in Britain long ago
Lively music with a strong beat played for soldiers marching or military parades
A style of music from the 1970s that uses harsh, machine-like sounds and shocking ideas
- Archaic
A style of pop rock from 1960s Britain with strong rhythms and simple melodies
- Literature
A kind of music like old folk, country and blues that sounds simple and honest
- Specialized
Music without words that has no story and focuses on its sound and structure
- Specialized
A 20th-century style of music that uses a fixed order of notes to build an entire piece
- Specialized
Music with two or more separate melody lines sounding at the same time
Music played to accompany square dancing, often with lively fiddle or banjo rhythms
How Pleasant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Music also comes from the Greek mousike, 'art of the Muses', but it later grew to mean any sound that is pleasant or harmonious. So we call things like the rain or rustling leaves 'music' because they make pleasant sounds.