Meanings
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1
adj
Connected with music or its performance.
She can play several musical instruments.
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noun
A play or film that tells a story through songs and dancing.
We bought tickets to see a famous musical on Broadway.
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3
adj
Good at or fond of music.
She comes from a very musical family.
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4
adj
Pleasant to listen to; melodious.
He spoke in a soft, musical voice.
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Forms
musicals
Derived forms
amusicalantimusicalbiomusicaldancicaldramatico-musicaldramaticomusicalelectromusicalethnomusicalextramusicalimmusicalludomusicalmegamusical
Etymology
From Middle English musical, from Old French [Term?], from Medieval Latin mūsicālis, from Latin mūsica (“music”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives); equivalent to music + -al.
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