Phrase guide

musical notation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A system that represents music through the use of written symbols.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

(music) notation used by musicians

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: notation, notational system

Narrower terms: bar line, tablature, scale, musical scale, interval, musical interval, staff, stave, clef, key signature, signature, key, tonality, atonality, atonalism, time signature, musical time signature, measure, bar, rest, note, musical note, tone, slur, sharp, flat, natural, cancel, accidental, fermata, solmization, solmisation, segno, sforzando

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: musieknotasie — writing system
  • Afrikaans: notasie — writing system
  • Afrikaans: noteskrif — writing system
  • Arabic: تَدْوِين مُوسِيقِيّ (tadwīn mūsīqiyy) — writing system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 記譜法 /记谱法 (jìpǔfǎ) — writing system
  • Danish: nodeskrift — writing system
  • Dutch: notenschrift — writing system
  • Finnish: nuottikirjoitus — writing system
  • French: notation musicale — writing system
  • Georgian: მუსიკალური ნოტაცია (musiḳaluri noṭacia) — writing system
  • German: Notenschrift — writing system
  • Hindi: स्वर लिपि (svar lipi) — writing system
  • Hungarian: kottaírás — writing system
  • Hungarian: hangjegyírás — writing system
  • Italian: notazione musicale — writing system
  • Japanese: 記譜法 (kifuhō) — writing system
  • Korean: 기보법 (gibobeop) — writing system
  • Latin: notātiō mūsicālis — writing system
  • Polish: notacja muzyczna — writing system
  • Spanish: notación musical — writing system
  • Swedish: musiknotation — writing system
  • Vietnamese: kí hiệu âm nhạc — writing system