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Musical Times

Musical Times (1844–).
The 994th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 492 quotations (about 0.01% of all OED quotations).

Total number of quotations492Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word14Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning63Find quotations
LemmaDefinitionDate
Albertattrib. Designating the system of woodwind fingering invented by Albert, or an instrument…1874Go To Quotation
allargandoA musical direction indicating that the time is to be made slower and the tone fuller…1873Go To Quotation
animato(Directed to be) played in a lively or spirited manner.1874Go To Quotation
auto-stopA facility on a record player or (later more usually) a cassette player for…1920Go To Quotation
ballerinoA male ballet dancer. Cf. ballerina n.1934Go To Quotation
balletomaneA ballet enthusiast. Also attrib. or as adj.1923Go To Quotation
computationalistA person who stresses the importance of computation or computers in a particular field; (Psychol.…1956Go To Quotation
-opolisForming names or nicknames of cities or towns, in which the first element of the noun…1898Go To Quotation
PuccinianOf or belonging to Puccini; relating to or characteristic of his operas; spec.…1917Go To Quotation
quasi parlandoAs a musical direction: as if speaking. Cf. quasi parlato adv.1872Go To Quotation
rearticulatetrans. To articulate for a second or further time; to explain in a different manner, to restate.1879Go To Quotation
roneotrans. To copy or reproduce with a Roneo duplicating machine. Chiefly pass.1915Go To Quotation
sheeplePeople likened to sheep in being docile, foolish, or impressionable.1945Go To Quotation
subharmonicAn oscillation or wave with a frequency equal to an exact, usually simple, submultiple…1852Go To Quotation

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