Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

museme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: museme
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A minimal unit of musical meaning, analogous to a morpheme in linguistics.

Example Sentences

"Having established extramusical 'meaning' at the micro level, one should proceed to the explanation of the ways musemes are combined, simultaneously and successively."

Etymology

Brought to popularity by Philip Tagg, derived from the work of Charles Seeger.

Inflected Forms

musemes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

musematic

Questions

What does museme mean?: A minimal unit of musical meaning, analogous to a morpheme in linguistics.
Where does museme come from?: Brought to popularity by Philip Tagg, derived from the work of Charles Seeger.

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