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musicologist

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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
mu·si·col·o·gy   (myōō'zĭ-kŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The historical and scientific study of music.
mu'si·co·log'i·cal (-kə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj., mu'si·co·log'i·cal·ly adv., mu'si·col'o·gist n.
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