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musicologist

/ˌmjuːzɪkoʊˈlɒdʒɪst/ noun · British & US
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What does musicologist mean?

noun

A person who studies music, especially in a scholarly or scientific way. A musicologist may specialize in a particular area of music, such as music history, theory, or performance practice.

Example

"The musicologist spent years researching the life and works of Mozart."

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