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muzical

Muzical is an archaic or nonstandard variant spelling of the modern English word musical, relating to music or to the art of combining sounds. In contemporary usage, the standard form is musical, while muzical appears primarily in historical texts and period writings.

Etymology and historical usage

The word musical derives from the Latin musica and Greek mousike, through Old French musique, evolving in

Modern usage

Today, muzical is regarded as archaic or nonstandard. It may be encountered when scholarly editors quote or

Relation to related terms

Muzical is related to the standard term musical and to other historical spellings found in early music

See also

musical; music; historical spelling variants; early Modern English orthography.

English
across
centuries.
Spelling
variants
existed
in
early
Modern
English,
and
muzical
is
among
the
forms
that
appeared
in
some
printers’
sets
and
manuscripts.
The
use
of
a
z
in
place
of
an
s
reflects
broader
historical
inconsistencies
in
English
orthography
rather
than
a
distinct,
independent
meaning.
reproduce
period
sources,
or
in
reproductions
that
aim
to
mirror
historical
typography.
In
ordinary
writing,
musical
remains
the
correct
form
for
the
adjective
and
noun
relating
to
music.
literature.
It
should
not
be
confused
with
Musak
(a
brand
name
associated
with
background
music)
or
with
mu
sic
in
phonetic
representations.