musicale
3
8.0
- noun
- /ˌmjuːzɪˈkɑːl/
- Formal
:
musical
- She had refused her aunts' invitation to accompany them that evening to the musicale they'd been invited to.
- a spring musicale
- balls and musicales
Examples
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But I will not allow my Twinkle Town musicale to be made into farce.
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Then came the night of the spring musicale at Jeffrey's school.
Fiction book (1999) -
The Spring Musicale is all about you.
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But welcome to our drama club and our Spring Musicale.
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Obviously, they were getting ready for the musicale, and once it started, it would be terribly rude to get up and go.
Fiction book (1991) -
This party had nothing to do with the Telfairs' musicale.
Fiction book (1991) -
And we, Bolton, are in the midst of our auditions for our winter musicale as well.
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Especially our winter musicale.
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A civilian member of the Chinese army's musicale troupe, she was admired by hundreds of millions for her annual performances on state television's New Year's Eve shows.
Blog text (7) -
Everyone enjoyed the beautiful performances at the intimate musicale held in their living room.
Synonyms
1
7.5
An evening gathering where people listen to live music in a home or small room
An evening gathering with live music, like a small concert
Compounds
How Formal
656
1.8
69
3.6
- Formal
3
8.0
7
2.7
- Informal
18
1.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Musicale comes from the familiar word music and from Italian and French words meaning 'musical'. The ending -ale means 'related to', so a musicale is a small social event 'about music' where people perform.