musical

CEFRA2

/ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to music or skilled at creating music.

  2. 02

    noun

    A play or film that includes singing and dancing.

Examples

  • She played a beautiful tune on her musical instrument.

  • Do you play a musical instrument?

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Fond of music; discriminating with regard to music; gifted or skilled in music.

  2. Pleasing to the ear; sounding agreeably; having the qualities of music; melodious; harmonious.

  3. Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.

More examples

In context

  • Some learned to play musical instruments.

  • She had a musical voice.

  • musical instruments

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The blank show featured many songs and dances by the talented actors.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English musical, from Old French [Term?], from Medieval Latin mūsicālis, from Latin mūsica (“music”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives); equivalent to music + -al.