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Originally Posted by neverending
That's a very lazy definition by someone who had no musical knowledge. Obviously there's lots of music that's neither sweet nor pleasing.
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Yeah, the dictionary got it all wrong, why don't you write them and correct them. I don't have Webster or Merriam's address so you'll have to figure that out for yourself. Actually, the Merriam/Webster dictionary varies just slightly...
mu·sic
Pronunciation: \ˈmyü-zik\
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English musik, from Anglo-French musike, from Latin musica, from Greek mousikē any art presided over by the Muses, especially music, from feminine of mousikos of the Muses, from Mousa Muse
Date: 13th century
the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity
vocal, instrumental, or mechanical sounds having rhythm, melody, or harmony2
an agreeable sound :
euphony <her voice was music to my ears>
musical quality <the music of verse>
a musical accompaniment <a play set to music>
the score of a musical composition set down on paper
a distinctive type or category of music <there is a music for everybody — Eric Salzman>