User talk:Adjectivemusic

adjective |ˈajiktiv| noun Grammar

a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.

DERIVATIVES adjectival |ˌajikˈtīvəl| adjective adjectivally |ˌajikˈtīvəlē| adverb

ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French adjectif, -ive, from Latin adject- ‘added,’ from the verb adjicere, from ad- ‘toward’ + jacere ‘throw.’ The term was originally used in the phrase noun adjective, translating Latin nomen adjectivum, the latter being a translation of Greek onoma epitheton ‘attributive name.’

music |ˈmyoōzik| noun

1 the art or science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion : he devoted his life to music. • the vocal or instrumental sound produced in this way : couples were dancing to the music | baroque music. • a sound perceived as pleasingly harmonious : the background music of softly lapping water. 2 the written or printed signs representing such sound : Tony learned to read music. • the score or scores of a musical composition or compositions : the music was open on a stand.

PHRASES face the music see face. music of the spheres see sphere. music to one's ears something that is pleasant or gratifying to hear or discover : the commission's report was music to the ears of the administration. ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French musique, via Latin from Greek mousikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of the Muses,’ from mousa ‘muse.’