# music

Pronunciation: say "MYOO-zik" US /ˈmjuzɪk/, UK /ˈmjuːzɪk/

## Noun

1. Sounds arranged in a pleasing or expressive way through melody, harmony and rhythm, made with instruments or voices; also the art of making them.
   - Simple: Sounds from voices or instruments arranged so they are pleasing or moving to hear, and the art of making them.
   - _He devoted his life to music, composing for orchestras and choirs alike._
   - _Many universities offer degrees in music alongside the other fine arts._
2. Any sounds that strike the listener as pleasing or interesting.
   - Simple: Sounds that are pleasant or interesting to hear.
   - _Her baby's laughter was music to every grandparent in the room._
   - _From the porch they could hear the soft music of the creek running over the stones._
3. Written or printed notation showing how to play or sing a particular tune; sheet music.
   - Simple: The written or printed notes that show how to play or sing a piece of music.
   - _The violinist turned the pages of her music between the movements._
   - _Stacks of yellowing music filled the bench beneath the old piano._

## Other meanings

- (adjective) Musical in sound or quality; melodious, as in a music voice.
- (verb) To seduce or draw someone in by means of music.
- (noun) Fun or amusement; an enjoyable, lively time.
- (noun) A heated argument or noisy quarrel between people.
- (noun) Electronic jamming of an enemy's signals, especially radio or radar transmissions.

## Origin

It came into Middle English from Anglo-Norman and Old French musique, and ultimately from Latin mūsica, which came from Ancient Greek mousikḗ. This in turn came from Moûsa (Muse), an Ancient Greek deity of the arts. It is essentially muse plus the suffix -ic ("pertaining to"), and it displaced the native Old English word drēam ("music"), which survives as Modern English dream.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/music (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).