"musical" meaning in English

See musical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/ Audio: en-us-musical.ogg [US] Forms: musical [positive], more musical [comparative], most musical [superlative]
Etymology: music + -al Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|music|al}} music + -al Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is musical it makes music or is about music.
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  2. If a person is musical, they are good at making music or often make music.
    Sense id: simple-musical-en-adj-xm2CeWL-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -al

Noun

IPA: /ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/ Audio: en-us-musical.ogg [US] Forms: musical [singular], musicals [plural]
Etymology: music + -al Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|music|al}} music + -al Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A musical is a theatrical production with music, dance, and spoken words.
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