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STRAVINSKY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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:
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)