amusic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English amusia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English amusic From amusia + -ic.
Meanings
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Relating to or exhibiting amusia.
Can speech and music be that tonally different? Ayotte et al. at first thought that the ability of amusic people to perceive the intonations of speech might be because speech was less exacting than music in its requirements for fine pitch discrimination.
2007, Oliver Sacks, Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most amusic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more amusic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |