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The word 'music' comes from the Greek 'mousike,' meaning the art of the muses. Inspiration officially sponsored.

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In ancient Greece, “mousikē” covered a broader arts domain tied to the Muses—music, poetry, and performance. The modern meaning narrowed, but the root still signals music as an art form, not just sound.

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