abendmusik

noun

abend·​mu·​sik

ˈäbənt(ˌ)müˌzēk

plural abendmusiken

-kən

: an evening performance of music usually of a religious or semisacred character : the music for such a performance

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German, literally, "evening music," from Abend "evening" (going back to Old High German ābend) + Musik "music"

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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