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music-making
noun [U] /ˈmjuː.zɪkˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/Definition
› the playing or writing of music: His compositions were influenced by the great tradition of music-making in that country.Playing musicSinging in generalWriting, reading and studying music
(Definition of music-making noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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