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BACH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
he played Bach on the organ
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Bach" is a kind of...):
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Sense 2
Meaning:
German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
Synonyms:
Bach; Johann Sebastian Bach
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
composer (someone who composes music as a profession)
organist (a person who plays an organ)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
bach; bachelor
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "bach" is one way to...):
live (lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s