ˈmju:zɪkəl adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or relating to
music. 2 (of sounds, a
voice, etc.)
melodious,
harmonious. 3
fond of or
skilled in music (the musical
one of
the family). 4 set to or accompanied by music. --n. a musical
film or
comedy. ømusical box
Brit. a
mechanical instrument playing a
tune by causing a toothed
cylinder to
strike a comblike
metal plate within a box. musical bumps a game
similar to musical chairs,
with players
sitting on the
floor and the one left
standing eliminated. musical chairs 1 a party game in
which the players
compete in
successive rounds
for a decreasing
number of chairs. 2 a
series of changes or
political manoeuvring etc.
after the
manner of the game. musical comedy a
light dramatic entertainment of songs,
dialogue, and dancing,
connected by a
slender plot. musical film a film in which music is an
important feature. musical glasses an instrument in which notes are produced by
rubbing graduated
glass bowls or tubes. musical saw a bent saw played with a
violin bow. øømusicality n. musicalize v.tr. (also -ise). musically adv. musicalness n. [ME f. OF f. med.L musicalis f. L musica: see MUSIC]
