music stand
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- noun
- /ˈmjuːzɪk stænd/
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atril
- She placed her sheet music on the music stand before starting her piano practice.
- chairs and music stands
It's the, you know, it's the music stand.
- It's the, you know, it's the music stand.
Examples
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Set up a music stand with a children's songbook of printed music and a baton to encourage conducting.
Academic text (2013) -
Carefully, I moved the music stand close to the window for the last light.
Fiction book (1992) -
Grab a chair and a music stand, little friend, and find a place to sit.
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The players were lined up behind music stands most of the time.
Blog text (16) -
Why don't you get a music stand?
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In front was a tall man carrying a music stand and a white baton.
Fiction book (1996) -
In addition, chairs and music stands should be orderly and in proper formation.
Academic text (2010) -
In the conducting center, children are provided with a music stand, batons, music books, scores, and a podium.
Academic text (1999) -
Ms. Suber motioned for me to move closer to the music stand she also used on Recorder Day.
Fiction book (2001) -
The musician adjusted the height of the music stand so he could read the notes comfortably while playing.
Synonyms
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A piece of furniture that holds or shows things
A stand that holds sheet music while a musician plays
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Morphology
The compound 'music stand' is a straightforward noun + noun composition where 'music' identifies the content and 'stand' names the structure that holds items, so the meaning 'a stand for holding sheet music' is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional, cross-linguistically common pattern follows regular English noun-compound rules and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Music stand shows a simple idea: a stand that holds music so a player can read it while playing. That's why it means 'a portable stand designed to hold sheet music for a musician'.