musique

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.

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