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STRAVINSKY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The music of Stravinsky

Example:

Stravinsky no longer causes riots in the streets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Stravinsky" is a kind of...):

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Derivation:

Stravinskyan (of or relating to or like or in the manner of Stravinsky)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Composer who was born in Russia but lived in the United States after 1939 (1882-1971)

Synonyms:

Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky; Igor Stravinsky; Stravinsky

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

composer (someone who composes music as a profession)

Derivation:

Stravinskian; Stravinskyan (of or relating to or like or in the manner of Stravinsky)

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