MUSIC OF THE SPHERES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does music of the spheres mean? 

• MUSIC OF THE SPHERES (noun)
  The noun MUSIC OF THE SPHERES has 1 sense:

1. an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial

  Familiarity information: MUSIC OF THE SPHERES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSIC OF THE SPHERES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("music of the spheres" is a kind of...):

euphony; music (any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds)

 Context examples 

He said that, the people of their island had their ears adapted to hear the music of the spheres, which always played at certain periods, and the court was now prepared to bear their part, in whatever instrument they most excelled.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)