ethnomusicology

[ eth-noh-myoo-zi-kol-uh-jee ]
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noun
  1. the study of folk and primitive music and of their relationship to the peoples and cultures to which they belong.

Origin of ethnomusicology

1
First recorded in 1945–50; ethno- + musicology

Other words from ethnomusicology

  • eth·no·mu·si·co·log·i·cal [eth-noh-myoo-zi-kuh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌɛθ noʊˌmyu zɪ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective
  • eth·no·mu·si·co·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • eth·no·mu·si·col·o·gist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for ethnomusicology

ethnomusicology

/ (ˌɛθnəʊmjuːzɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) /


noun
  1. the study of the music of different cultures

Derived forms of ethnomusicology

  • ethnomusicologist, noun

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