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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 Wagnerplay

  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 musicplay

  Familiarity information: WAGNERIAN used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WAGNERIAN (noun)


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)


WAGNERIAN (adjective)


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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