musician English · revision 10525

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1374|origins=fro musicien}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /mjuːˈzɪʃ.ən/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fro|musicien]] (14th century),^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)^(MWU 2024) from Latin mūsica (see [[music]]) and the suffix -ien (see [[-ian]]),^(MWU 2024) or a native formation from music and -ian.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A person skilled in music: about 1374 in the OED, the late 14th century in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The professional performer, especially of instrumental music, is from about 1450.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) A female musician was once a ''musicianess'' (1829).^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1374 – one skilled in music.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1450 – a professional performer.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1829 – musicianess.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A person who plays, [[compose|alt=composes]] or conducts [[music]], especially as a profession.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[musicianly]]

+ * [[musicianship]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[music]]

+ * [[muse]]

+ * [[musical]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}