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antimusic

antimusic noun: any form of music that defies convention to such a degree that some people would not recognise it as musical.

Noun

antimusic (usually uncountable, plural antimusics)

  1. (usually) Any form of music that defies convention to such a degree that some people would not recognise it as musical.
    • […] the current vogue, on the internet, for creating “black midi” files using software to create musical performances with literally millions of notes being played […] is unlikely to appeal to the general listener and we should probably consider it a deviant case of anti-music made for frivolous...2015, Samuel Cameron, Music in the Marketplace: A Social Economics Approach, page 2

Adjective

antimusic (not comparable)

  1. Opposing music.
    • In other words, the lack of musical ritual in Canada cannot be understood as yet another case of Muslim antimusic sentiment.2011, Karin van Nieuwkerk, Muslim Rap, Halal Soaps, and Revolutionary Theater, page 132

Forms of antimusic

pluralantimusics

Origin of antimusic

From anti- + music.

Questions about antimusic

What does antimusic mean?
Antimusic means any form of music that defies convention to such a degree that some people would not recognise it as musical.
What part of speech is antimusic?
Antimusic can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of antimusic?
The plural of antimusic is antimusics.

Words near antimusic in the dictionary

  1. antimurder
  2. antimurine
  3. antimuscarinic
  4. antimuscarinics
  5. antimuseum
  6. antimusic
  7. antimusical
  8. antimusics
  9. antimuslim
  10. antimuslimism
  11. antimutagen

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