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musick

musick is the obsolete spelling of music.

Meaning of music

Noun

music (usually uncountable, plural musics)

  1. (usually) A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, timbre, sound design, lyrics, etc., often to convey a mood.
    • I keep listening to this music because it’s a masterpiece.
  2. (figuratively, usually) Any interesting or pleasing sounds.
    • “Oh! this was very kind,” she said, with that simplicity and tenderness, which at times made her voice pure music, “I could not have expected you so soon.”1856, John Esten Cooke, The Virginia Comedians, page 247
  3. (usually) An art form, created by organizing pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and/or singing.
  4. (usually) A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.
  5. (slang, usually) Electronic signal jamming.
  6. (US, dated, slang, usually) Heated argument.

See all 10 meanings of music

Proper noun capitalized: Musick

Musick (plural Musicks)

  1. A surname.

Forms of musick

Noun
pluralmusicks
Proper noun
pluralMusicks

Questions about musick

What does musick mean?
Musick means a surname.
What is musick the obsolete spelling of?
Musick is the obsolete spelling of music.
What part of speech is musick?
Musick is a proper noun.

Words near musick in the dictionary

  1. musicianly
  2. musicians
  3. musicianship
  4. musicianships
  5. musicing
  6. musick
  7. musicke
  8. musicked
  9. musicker
  10. musickers
  11. musickes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: musick (page history and authors); Musick (page history and authors); music (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.

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