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WAGNERIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Wagnerian mean?
• WAGNERIAN (noun)
The noun WAGNERIAN has 1 sense:
1. a follower of the theories or an admirer of the music of Richard Wagner
Familiarity information: WAGNERIAN used as a noun is very rare.
• WAGNERIAN (adjective)
The adjective WAGNERIAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to Richard Wagner or his music
Familiarity information: WAGNERIAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A follower of the theories or an admirer of the music of Richard Wagner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Wagnerian" is a kind of...):
follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to Richard Wagner or his music
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Wagner (German composer of operas and inventor of the musical drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883))
Derivation:
Wagner (German composer of operas and inventor of the musical drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883))
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