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musical.

Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/
  1. Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.

    musical proportion
    musical instruments
  2. Pleasing to the ear; sounding agreeably; having the qualities of music; melodious; harmonious.

    She had a musical voice.
  3. Fond of music; discriminating with regard to music; gifted or skilled in music.

    having a musical ear
    The child is musical.
  4. Pertaining to a class of games in which players move while music plays, but have to take a fixed position when it stops; by extension, any situation where people repeatedly change positions.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English musical, from Old French [Term?], from Medieval Latin mūsicālis, from Latin mūsica (“music”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives); equivalent to music + -al.

noun/ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/
  1. A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.

  2. A meeting or a party for a musical entertainment; a musicale.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English musical, from Old French [Term?], from Medieval Latin mūsicālis, from Latin mūsica (“music”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives); equivalent to music + -al.

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