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Musical : adj
1: characterized by or capable of producing music; "a musical
evening"; "musical instruments"
2: talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical
family" [ant: unmusical]
3: characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a
musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy" [ant: unmusical]
4: containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing
melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark" [syn: melodious,
melodic] [ant: unmelodious]
(noun)
1: a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed
with singing and dancing [syn: musical comedy, musical
theater]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Musical : \Mu"sic*al\, a. [Cf. F. musical.]
Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or
the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious;
harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical
instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons.
Musical, or Music, box, a box or case containing
apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes
automatically.
Musical fish (Zo["o]l.), any fish which utters sounds under
water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc.
Musical glasses, glass goblets or bowls so tuned and
arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical
notes. CF. Harmonica, 1.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Musical : \Mu"sic*al\, n.
1. Music. [Obs.]
To fetch home May with their musical. --Spenser.
2. A social entertainment of which music is the leading
feature; a musical party. [Colloq.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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