ethnomusicology
[ eth-noh-myoo-zi-kol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌɛθ noʊˌmyu zɪˈkɒl ə dʒi /
noun
the study of folk and primitive music and of their relationship to the peoples and cultures to which they belong.
Origin of ethnomusicology
First recorded in 1945–50;
ethno- +
musicology
OTHER WORDS FROM ethnomusicology
eth·no·mu·si·co·log·i·cal [eth-noh-myoo-zi-kuh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌɛθ noʊˌmyu zɪ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective eth·no·mu·si·co·log·i·cal·ly, adverb eth·no·mu·si·col·o·gist, nounWords nearby ethnomusicology
ethnol.,
ethnolinguistics,
ethnology,
ethnomedicine,
ethnomethodology,
ethnomusicology,
ethnonym,
ethnonymics,
ethnopharmacology,
ethnos,
ethnoscience
British Dictionary definitions for ethnomusicology
ethnomusicology
/ (ˌɛθnəʊmjuːzɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) /
noun
the study of the music of different cultures