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MUSICOLOGY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The scholarly and scientific study of music
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("musicology" is a kind of...):
arts; humanistic discipline; humanities; liberal arts (studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills))
Derivation:
musicological (of or relating to musicology)
musicologist (a student of musicology)