ethnomusicology: Meaning and Definition of

eth•no•mu•si•col•o•gy

Pronunciation: (eth"nō-my"zi-kol'u-jē), [key]
— n.
  1. the study of folk and primitive music and of their relationship to the peoples and cultures to which they belong.
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