musicology

[ myoo-zi-kol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌmyu zɪˈkɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the scholarly or scientific study of music, as in historical research, musical theory, or the physical nature of sound.

Origin of musicology

First recorded in 1905–10; music + -o- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM musicology

mu·si·co·log·i·cal [myoo-zi-kuh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌmyu zɪ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective mu·si·co·log·i·cal·ly, adverb mu·si·col·o·gist, noun

Words nearby musicology

musical saw, musicale, musicalize, musician, musicianship, musicology, musicotherapy, musigny, musil, musing, musique concrète

British Dictionary definitions for musicologist

musicology
/ (ˌmjuːzɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the scholarly study of music

Derived forms of musicology

musicological (ˌmjuːzɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective musicologically, adverb musicologist, noun