mu ‧ si ‧ col ‧ o ‧ gy /ˌmjuːzɪˈkɒlədʒi $ -ˈkɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ music , ↑ musical , ↑ musician , ↑ musicianship , ↑ musicology , ↑ musicologist ; adjective : ↑ musical , unmusical; adverb : ↑ musically ]
the study of music, especially the history of different types of music
—musicologist noun [countable]