"furniture music" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Calque of French musique d’ameublement (literally “furnishing music”), coined by Erik Satie in 1917. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|fr|musique d'ameublement|lit=furnishing music}} Calque of French musique d’ameublement (literally “furnishing music”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} furniture music (uncountable)
  1. (music) Background music originally played by live performers. Wikipedia link: Erik Satie Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Music Related terms: ambient music
    Sense id: en-furniture_music-en-noun-IEAPmY7w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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