Meanings
nounmusical notation (usually uncountable, plural musical notations)
plural musical notations
- uncountableusuallyentertainmentA system that represents music through the use of written symbols.
Synonyms: music notation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA system that represents music through the use of written symbols.
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Translations
Afrikaans musieknotasie, notasie
- musieknotasiewriting system
- notasiewriting system
- noteskrifwriting system
Arabic تَدْوِين مُوسِيقِيّ
- تَدْوِين مُوسِيقِيّ (tadwīn mūsīqiyy)writing system
Chinese Mandarin 記譜法 /记谱法
- 記譜法 /记谱法 (jìpǔfǎ)writing system
Danish nodeskrift
- nodeskriftwriting system
Dutch notenschrift
- notenschriftwriting system
Finnish nuottikirjoitus
- nuottikirjoituswriting system
French notation musicale
- notation musicalewriting system
German Notenschrift
- Notenschriftwriting system
Hindi स्वर लिपि
- स्वर लिपि (svar lipi)writing system
Hungarian kottaírás, hangjegyírás
- kottaíráswriting system
- hangjegyíráswriting system
Italian notazione musicale
- notazione musicalewriting system
Japanese 記譜法
- 記譜法 (kifuhō)writing system
Korean 기보법
- 기보법 (gibobeop)writing system
Latin notātiō mūsicālis
- notātiō mūsicāliswriting system
Polish notacja muzyczna
- notacja muzycznawriting system
Spanish notación musical
- notación musicalwriting system
Swedish musiknotation
- musiknotationwriting system
Vietnamese kí hiệu âm nhạc
- kí hiệu âm nhạcwriting system
Cite this entry
APA
musical notation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musical%20notation
MLA
“musical notation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musical%20notation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “musical notation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musical%20notation.
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