ethnomusicologist

Variant of ethnomusicology

ethnomusicology definition

eth·no·mu·si·col·ogy (et̸h′nō myo̵̅o̅′zi käl′ə jē)

noun

  1. the study of the music of a particular region and its sociocultural implications, esp. of music outside the European art tradition
  2. the comparative study of the music of different cultural groups

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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