music
noun
[ ˈmjuːzɪk ]
• vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
• "couples were dancing to the music"
Similar:
notes,
strains,
tones,
chords,
sound,
tune,
air,
melody,
theme,
subject,
line,
part,
song,
refrain,
jingle,
piece,
• the written or printed signs representing vocal or instrumental sound.
• "Tony learned to read music"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French musique, via Latin from Greek mousikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of the Muses’, from mousa ‘muse’.
