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amusical en · ADJ

Etymology

From a- + musical.

Meanings

1. Not musical.
   • The band alternates male and female lead vocals; when Emily Elizabeth sings she often punctuates whatever needs punctuating with an amusical screech, which gets annoying quick[… 2006 February 24, Liz Armstrong, Monica Kendrick, Peter Margasak, Brian Nemtusak, J. Niimi, “The Treatment”, in Chicago Reader:
2. Exhibiting amusia.
   • At the meeting, Isabelle Peretz of the University of Montreal reported preliminary results with amusical subjects that may support the hypothesis that the brain contains specific neural pathways for music. 2001 June 1, Michael Balter, “What Makes the Mind Dance and Count”, in Science, volume 292, number 5522, →DOI, pages 1636–1637:

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