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ethnomusic

ethnomusic noun: the traditional music associated with an ethnic group; the kinds of music studied in ethnomusicology.

Noun

ethnomusic (usually uncountable, plural ethnomusics)

  1. (usually) The traditional music associated with an ethnic group; the kinds of music studied in ethnomusicology.

Forms of ethnomusic

pluralethnomusics

Origin of ethnomusic

From ethno- + music.

Questions about ethnomusic

What does ethnomusic mean?
Ethnomusic means the traditional music associated with an ethnic group; the kinds of music studied in ethnomusicology.
What part of speech is ethnomusic?
Ethnomusic is a noun.
What is the plural of ethnomusic?
The plural of ethnomusic is ethnomusics.

Words near ethnomusic in the dictionary

  1. ethnomethodologist
  2. ethnomethodologists
  3. ethnomethodology
  4. ethnomimesis
  5. ethnomimetic
  6. ethnomusic
  7. ethnomusical
  8. ethnomusician
  9. ethnomusicians
  10. ethnomusicologic
  11. ethnomusicological

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