"background music" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: BGM [alternative]
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  1. Any music played in a public space whose main function is to create an atmosphere suitable to a specific occasion, rather than to be listened to. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (atmospheric music played in public space): piped music Translations (music played in a public space): agtergrondmusiek (Afrikaans), música de fons [feminine] (Catalan), 背景音樂 /背景音乐 (bui³ ging² jam¹ ngok⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 背景音樂 /背景音乐 (bèijǐng yīnyuè) (Chinese Mandarin), taustamusiikki (Finnish), musique d'ambiance [feminine] (French), Hintergrundmusik [feminine] (German), Kaufhausmusik [feminine] (German), Fahrstuhlmusik [feminine] (German), háttérzene (Hungarian), bakgrunnstónlist [feminine] (Icelandic), fylgitónlist [feminine] (Icelandic), 背景音楽 (haikei ongaku) (alt: はいけいおんがく) (Japanese), BGM (bījīemu) (Japanese), バックグラウンドミュージック (bakkuguraundo myūjikku) (Japanese), 배경음악 (baegyeong'eumak) (alt: 背景音樂) (Korean), 백그라운드 뮤직 (baekgeuraundeu myujik) (Korean), 브금 (beugeum) [slang] (Korean), música de fundo [feminine] (Portuguese), música ambiente [feminine] (Portuguese), muzică de ambianță [feminine] (Romanian), фо́новая му́зыка (fónovaja múzyka) [feminine] (Russian), hilo musical [masculine] (Spanish), música fondal [feminine] (Spanish), música de fondo [feminine] (Spanish), பின்னணி இசை (piṉṉaṇi icai) (Tamil)
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  2. (music) Any music in a film, video game, or other medium that establishes mood and is not meant to be the focus of attention. Wikidata QID: Q1353390 Tags: uncountable Translations (music in a film, video game or other medium): 背景音乐 (bui³ ging² jam¹ ngok⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 背景音樂 /背景音乐 (bèijǐng yīnyuè) (Chinese Mandarin), taustamusiikki (Finnish), musique de fond [feminine] (French), musique de fosse [feminine] (French), Bühnenmusik [feminine] (German), kísérőzene (Hungarian), bakgrunnstónlist [feminine] (Icelandic), 背景音楽 (haikei ongaku) (alt: はいけいおんがく) (Japanese), BGM (bījīemu) (Japanese), バックグラウンドミュージック (bakkuguraundo myūjikku) (Japanese), ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ ಸಂಗೀತ (hinnele saṅgīta) (Kannada), 배경음악 (baegyeong'eumak) (alt: 背景音樂) (Korean), 백그라운드 뮤직 (baekgeuraundeu myujik) (Korean), 브금 (beugeum) [slang] (Korean), पार्श्वसंगीत (pārśvasaṅgīt) [neuter] (Marathi), podkład [masculine] (Polish), música de fundo [feminine] (Portuguese), фо́новая му́зыка (fónovaja múzyka) [feminine] (Russian), பின்னணி இசை (piṉṉaṇi icai) (Tamil)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: diegetic, underscore Coordinate_terms: elevator music, Muzak

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
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          "word": "musique de fond"
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          "word": "Bühnenmusik"
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          "word": "kísérőzene"
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          "word": "bakgrunnstónlist"
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "alt": "はいけいおんがく",
          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "haikei ongaku",
          "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
          "word": "背景音楽"
        },
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
          "word": "BGM (bījīemu)"
        },
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "roman": "bakkuguraundo myūjikku",
          "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
          "word": "バックグラウンドミュージック"
        },
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          "code": "kn",
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          "lang_code": "kn",
          "roman": "hinnele saṅgīta",
          "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
          "word": "ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ ಸಂಗೀತ"
        },
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "alt": "背景音樂",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "lang_code": "ko",
          "roman": "baegyeong'eumak",
          "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
          "word": "배경음악"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "lang_code": "ko",
          "roman": "baekgeuraundeu myujik",
          "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
          "word": "백그라운드 뮤직"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "lang_code": "ko",
          "roman": "beugeum",
          "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
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          "word": "브금"
        },
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
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          "lang_code": "mr",
          "roman": "pārśvasaṅgīt",
          "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
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          ],
          "word": "पार्श्वसंगीत"
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
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          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
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          ],
          "word": "podkład"
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
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          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "música de fundo"
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
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          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "fónovaja múzyka",
          "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
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          "word": "фо́новая му́зыка"
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          "lang": "Tamil",
          "lang_code": "ta",
          "roman": "piṉṉaṇi icai",
          "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
          "word": "பின்னணி இசை"
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  "word": "background music"
}
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      "word": "elevator music"
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      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "word": "agtergrondmusiek"
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      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "música de fons"
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    {
      "code": "yue",
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      "sense": "music played in a public space",
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      "sense": "music played in a public space",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "word": "taustamusiikki"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "musique d'ambiance"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Hintergrundmusik"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kaufhausmusik"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Fahrstuhlmusik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "word": "háttérzene"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bakgrunnstónlist"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fylgitónlist"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はいけいおんがく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "haikei ongaku",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "word": "背景音楽"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "word": "BGM (bījīemu)"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "bakkuguraundo myūjikku",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "word": "バックグラウンドミュージック"
    },
    {
      "alt": "背景音樂",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "baegyeong'eumak",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "word": "배경음악"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "baekgeuraundeu myujik",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "word": "백그라운드 뮤직"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "beugeum",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
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      ],
      "word": "브금"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "música de fundo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "música ambiente"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "muzică de ambianță"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "music played in a public space",
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      "word": "hilo musical"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "música fondal"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "música de fondo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "lang_code": "ta",
      "roman": "piṉṉaṇi icai",
      "sense": "music played in a public space",
      "word": "பின்னணி இசை"
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "lang_code": "yue",
      "roman": "bui³ ging² jam¹ ngok⁶",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "word": "背景音乐"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "bèijǐng yīnyuè",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "word": "背景音樂 /背景音乐"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "word": "taustamusiikki"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "musique de fond"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "musique de fosse"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Bühnenmusik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "word": "kísérőzene"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bakgrunnstónlist"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はいけいおんがく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "haikei ongaku",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "word": "背景音楽"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "word": "BGM (bījīemu)"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "bakkuguraundo myūjikku",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "word": "バックグラウンドミュージック"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "lang_code": "kn",
      "roman": "hinnele saṅgīta",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "word": "ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ ಸಂಗೀತ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "背景音樂",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "baegyeong'eumak",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "word": "배경음악"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "baekgeuraundeu myujik",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "word": "백그라운드 뮤직"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "beugeum",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "브금"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "lang_code": "mr",
      "roman": "pārśvasaṅgīt",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "पार्श्वसंगीत"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "podkład"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "música de fundo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "fónovaja múzyka",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фо́новая му́зыка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "lang_code": "ta",
      "roman": "piṉṉaṇi icai",
      "sense": "music in a film, video game or other medium",
      "word": "பின்னணி இசை"
    }
  ],
  "word": "background music"
}

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