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mu⋅si⋅cal

[myoo-zi-kuhl]
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or producing music: a musical instrument.
2. of the nature of or resembling music; melodious; harmonious.
3. fond of or skilled in music.
4. set to or accompanied by music: a musical entertainment.
–noun
5. Also called musical comedy. a play or motion picture in which the story line is interspersed with or developed by songs, dances, and the like.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < ML mūsicālis. See music, -al 1


mu⋅si⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
mu⋅si⋅cal⋅i⋅ty, mu⋅si⋅cal⋅ness, noun


1. tuneful, dulcet, sweet, lyric.
mu·si·cal   (myōō'zĭ-kəl)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or capable of producing music: a musical instrument.
  2. Characteristic of or resembling music; melodious: a musical speaking voice.
  3. Set to or accompanied by music: a musical revue.
  4. Devoted to or skilled in music.
n.  
    1. A play or movie that contains musical numbers.
    2. A musical comedy.
  1. Archaic A musicale.
mu'si·cal·ly adv.

Musical

Mu"sic*al\, a. [Cf. F. musical.] Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons.

Musical, or Music, box, a box or case containing apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes automatically.

Musical fish (Zo["o]l.), any fish which utters sounds under water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc.

Musical glasses, glass goblets or bowls so tuned and arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical notes. CF. Harmonica, 1.

Musical

Mu"sic*al\, n. 1. Music. [Obs.]

To fetch home May with their musical. --Spenser.

2. A social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a musical party. [Colloq.]
Language Translation for : musical
Spanish: musical,
German: Musik-…,
Japanese: 音楽の

musical

A play or film that contains musical numbers. Musicals can be comedic (see musical comedy) or serious in tone, such as Porgy and Bess.

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