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- [myoo-zi-kol-uh-jee]
- /ˌmyu zɪˈkɒl ə dʒi/
- /ˌmjuː.zɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒi/
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- [myoo-zi-kol-uh-jee]
- /ˌmyu zɪˈkɒl ə dʒi/
Definitions of musicology word
- noun musicology the scholarly or scientific study of music, as in historical research, musical theory, or the physical nature of sound. 1
- noun musicology The study of music as an academic subject, as distinct from training in performance or composition; scholarly research into music. 1
- noun musicology study of music 1
- noun musicology the scholarly study of music 0
- noun musicology the systematized study of the science, history, forms, and methods of music 0
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Origin of musicology
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; music + -o- + -logy
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Parts of speech for Musicology
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musicology popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
musicology usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with musicology
- what is musicology?
- what is musicology and ethnomusicology?
- what does musicology mean?
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