Etymology

amusia

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Today it means: The inability to comprehend or respond to music. Full definition →

Late Latin amusia ← Ancient Greek ἀμουσία (amousía)
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  1. Ancient Greekἄμουσος (ámousos)
  2. Ancient Greekἀμουσία (amousía)
  3. Late Latinamusia
  4. English todayamusia

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.

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