musicologist

mu·si·col·o·gy

[myoo-zi-kol-uh-jee]
noun
the scholarly or scientific study of music, as in historical research, musical theory, or the physical nature of sound.

Origin:
1905–10; music + -o- + -logy

mu·si·co·log·i·cal [myoo-zi-kuh-loj-i-kuhl] , adjective
mu·si·co·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
mu·si·col·o·gist, noun
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musicology (ˌmjuːzɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the scholarly study of music
 
musicological
 
adj
 
musico'logically
 
adv
 
musi'cologist
 
n

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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musicology (ˌmjuːzɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the scholarly study of music
 
musicological
 
adj
 
musico'logically
 
adv
 
musi'cologist
 
n

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