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Definition of absolute music noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

absolute music

noun

/ˈæbsəluːt mjuːzɪk/

/ˈæbsəluːt mjuːzɪk/

[uncountable]

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music for instruments that is not intended to tell a story, describe a scene, represent something else, etc. compare programme music

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