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amusia

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a⋅mu⋅si⋅a

  [ey-myoo-zee-uh]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
the inability to produce or comprehend music or musical sounds.
Origin:
< NL < Gk amousía state of being without the Muses, especially song. See a- 6 , Muse, -ia
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Main Entry: amu·sia
Pronunciation: (')A-'myü-zE-&, -zh&
Function: noun
1 : a condition marked by inability to produce musiccalled also motor amusia
2 : a condition marked by inability to comprehend music —compare APHASIA
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amusia a·mu·si·a (ə-my&oomacr;'zē-ə, -zhə)
n.
Loss or impairment of the ability to produce or comprehend music or musical tones.

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