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amusia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
amu-sia
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inability to comprehend or respond to music.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄμουσος (ámousos) Ancient Greek ἀμουσία (amousía)der. Late Latin amusiader. English amusia From Late Latin amusia, from Ancient Greek ἀμουσία (amousía, “without harmony”), from ἄμουσος (ámousos, “without song”). The Muses were the nine daughters of Zeus and the goddesses of arts and sciences.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: amusia, ἀμουσία

Usage

Inflected Forms

amusias (plural)

Derived Forms

amusic

Questions

What does amusia mean?
The inability to comprehend or respond to music.
Where does amusia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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