abendmusik

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US/ˈɑ.bəntˌmuˌzik/

noun

An evening performance of religious music.

OriginGerman Abendmusik →
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Meanings

nounabendmusik (countable and uncountable, plural abendmusiken)

plural abendmusiken

  1. countableuncountableAn evening performance of religious music.
  2. countableuncountableMusic for such a performance.

Origin

  1. GermanAbendmusik
  2. Englishabendmusik

Borrowed from German Abendmusik (literally “evening music”); Abend (“evening”) + Musik (“music”).

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“abendmusik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abendmusik. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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