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Musical vs Tour - What's the difference?

musical | tour |

As nouns the difference between musical and tour

is that musical is a stage performance, show or film which involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting while tour is a journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.

As an adjective musical

is of or relating to music.

As a verb tour is

to make a journey; as, to tour throughout a country.

As a proper noun Tour is

the Tour de France.

musical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to music.
  • Gifted or skilled in music.
  • Pleasing to the ear.

    • Related terms

    * music * musicality * musically * musical instrument * musical theatre * musical film

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a stage performance, show or film which involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.

    • tour

    English

    (wikipedia tour)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) tour, tourn, from the verb torner, tourner.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
  • A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place.
  • A journey through a given list of places, such as by an entertainer performing concerts.
  • A trip taken to another country in which several matches are played.
  • (military) A tour of duty.
  • (obsolete) A going round; a circuit.
  • * Milton
    • The bird of Jove stooped from his airy tour .
  • (obsolete) A turn; a revolution.
    • the tours of the heavenly bodies
    (Blackmore)
    Derived terms
    * (l) *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a journey; as, to tour throughout a country.
  • To make a circuit of a place

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) tor, (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) A tower.

    • Etymology 3

    See toot.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To toot a horn.

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