Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

musical instrument

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: mu-si-cal in-stru-ment
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device, object, contrivance or machine used to produce musical notes or sounds.

Etymology

From Middle English musical instrumentis pl, musicalle instrumentes pl.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: musical instrumentis

Inflected Forms

musical instruments (plural)

Phrases

Appendix:Musical instruments

Frequently Paired Words

Appendix:Musical instruments

Synonyms

instrument musical instrument

Questions

What does musical instrument mean?: A device, object, contrivance or machine used to produce musical notes or sounds.
Where does musical instrument come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce musical instrument

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