muzak
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Synonyms: mumak, mazak, mudak, musak, muza, kuzak, muzik
Antonyms: mumak, mazak, mudak, musak, muza, kuzak, muzik
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Proper noun
- {{lb|en|music|trademark}} [[recorded#Adjective|Recorded]] [[background music]] [[characterize]]d by [[soft#Adjective|soft]], [[soothing#Adjective|soothing]] [[instrumental#Adjective|instrumental]] [[sound#Noun|sounds]] which is [[transmit]]ted by [[wire#Noun|wire]], [[radio#Noun|radio]], or recorded [[medium#Noun|media]] (originally on a [[subscription]] [[basis]]) to [[doctor#Noun|doctors]]' [[office]]s, [[shop#Noun|shops]], and other [[business]] [[premises]]. {{defdate|from 1934}}
Noun
- {{lb|en|music}} [[easy listening|Easy listening]] [[music]], whether [[play#Verb|played]] [[live#Adjective|live]] or [[recorded#Adjective|recorded]], especially if [[regard#Verb|regarded]] as [[uninteresting]].
- {{lb|en|figuratively}} Something (such as [[speech#Noun|speech]]) regarded as [[drone on|droning on]] and often [[boring#Adjective|boring]], or [[soothing#Adjective|soothing]] but [[undemanding]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[provide]] ([[premises]], etc.) with [[Muzak#Proper noun|Muzak]].
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[adapt]] or [[reduce]] (a [[piece#Noun|piece]] of [[music]], etc.) to the [[status]] of Muzak.
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