mu·si·cal
ˈmyü-zi-kəl 
2
: having an interest in or talent for music
3
: set to or accompanied by music
4
: of or relating to musicians or music lovers
1
archaic
: musicale
2
: a film or theatrical production typically of a sentimental or humorous nature that consists of musical numbers and dialogue based on a unifying plot
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Adjective
She has a very musical voice.
the musical sounds of the babbling brook
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Tony Lee, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
The non-music majors who make up the SJO are used to plunging into deep musical waters.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Grande, 31, and Erivo, 37, shared an emotional moment while speaking about the new movie musical's friendship-forward themes in a video shared to Australian television series The Project's Instagram page with interviewer Georgie Tunny on Monday, Nov. 4.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Chu said the musical adaptation, which premiered on Broadway in 2003, was also coincidentally released during a momentous time.
—Tony Lee, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
The non-music majors who make up the SJO are used to plunging into deep musical waters.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
That interpretation reached something of a tipping point with the September 30 death of Creel, one of Broadway’s most popular leading men of musicals and much beloved for his LGBTQ+ activism.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Grande, 31, and Erivo, 37, shared an emotional moment while speaking about the new movie musical's friendship-forward themes in a video shared to Australian television series The Project's Instagram page with interviewer Georgie Tunny on Monday, Nov. 4.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Musical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musical. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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musical
1 of 2 adjective
mu·si·cal
ˈmyü-zi-kəl
1
a
: of or relating to music or the writing or performance of music
musical instruments
b
: having the pleasing harmonious qualities of music
a musical voice
2
: fond of or gifted in music
a musical family
3
: set to or accompanied by music
musical
2 of 2 noun
: a film or play that tells a story and that includes both musical numbers and dialogue
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