music box

music box noun: a box that generates or plays music, particularly one using mechanical means rather than electronic, generally using a cylinder or disk containing the music.

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Noun

music box (plural music boxes)

A box that generates or plays music, particularly one using mechanical means rather than electronic, generally using a cylinder or disk containing the music.

music box meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Indonesian and Persian

music box in Tamil

வாத்தியப்பெட்டி

music box in Arabic

box that generates or plays music: صندوق موسيقي

music box in Indonesian

box that generates or plays music: kotak musik

music box in Persian

box that generates or plays music: جعبه موسیقی

More languagesFewer languages

music box in Thai: กล่องดนตรี glɔ̀ng-don-dtrii
music box in Vietnamese: hộp nhạc

Forms of music box

plural	music boxes

Origin of music box

From music + box.

Questions about music box

What does music box mean?: Music box means a box that generates or plays music, particularly one using mechanical means rather than electronic, generally using a cylinder or disk containing the music.
What is music box in Tamil?: Music box in Tamil is வாத்தியப்பெட்டி. See Music box meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is music box?: Music box is a noun.
What is the plural of music box?: The plural of music box is music boxes.

Words near music box in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: music box (page history and authors); music box (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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