Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

musicianship

/mjuzˈɪʃənʃɪp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: mu-si-cian-ship
IPA: /mjuzˈɪʃənʃɪp/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The skill of a musician or of a composer.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""Strung Out's signature energy and musicianship is still kicking it hard, finding the members performing as good as ever," Sputnik Music wrote of this Los Angeles punk band […] ."

Etymology

Etymology tree English musician Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English musicianship From musician + -ship.

Usage

Inflected Forms

musicianships (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce musicianship?: The recorded pronunciation is /mjuzˈɪʃənʃɪp/.
What does musicianship mean?: The skill of a musician or of a composer.
Where does musicianship come from?: Etymology tree English musician Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English musicianship From musician + -ship.

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