musicologist

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noun

One who studies musicology.

OriginEnglish musicology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos →
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Meanings

nounmusicologist (plural musicologists)

plural musicologists

  1. One who studies musicology.

Origin

  1. Englishmusic
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  5. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  6. Englishmusicology
  7. Englishmusicologist

From musicology + -ist.

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Translations

Catalan musicòleg
  • musicòlegone who studies musicology
Czech muzikolog
  • muzikologone who studies musicology
Dutch musicoloog
  • musicoloogone who studies musicology
Finnish musiikkitieteilijä, musikologi
  • musiikkitieteilijäone who studies musicology
  • musikologione who studies musicology
French musicologue
  • musicologueone who studies musicology
German Musikwissenschaftler, Musikwissenschaftlerin
  • Musikwissenschaftlerone who studies musicology
  • Musikwissenschaftlerinone who studies musicology
Italian musicologo
  • musicologoone who studies musicology
Persian موسیقیشناس
  • موسیقیشناس (musiqi-šenâs)one who studies musicology
Polish muzykolog
  • muzykologone who studies musicology
Romanian muzicolog, muzicologă
  • muzicologone who studies musicology
  • muzicologăone who studies musicology
Russian музыкове́д
  • музыкове́д (muzykovéd)one who studies musicology
Spanish musicólogo
  • musicólogoone who studies musicology
Turkish müzikolog, musikişinas
  • müzikologone who studies musicology
  • musikişinasone who studies musicology

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with musicologist

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Cite this entry
APA

musicologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musicologist

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “musicologist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musicologist.

Source: musicologist on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.