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Brahmsian

Brahmsian adjective: of or pertaining to Johannes Brahms (1833–1897), German composer and pianist, or his compositions.

Adjective

Brahmsian (comparative more Brahmsian, superlative most Brahmsian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Johannes Brahms (1833–1897), German composer and pianist, or his compositions.
    • The great Brahmsian slow movement of the sixth glass was broken rudely by the telephone's percussion.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 500

Forms of Brahmsian

comparativemore Brahmsian
superlativemost Brahmsian

Origin of Brahmsian

From Brahms + -ian.

Questions about Brahmsian

What does Brahmsian mean?
Brahmsian means of or pertaining to Johannes Brahms (1833–1897), German composer and pianist, or his compositions.
What part of speech is Brahmsian?
Brahmsian is an adjective.

Words near Brahmsian in the dictionary

  1. Brahmoists
  2. Brahmos
  3. brahmoside
  4. Brahms
  5. Brahms and Liszt
  6. Brahmsian
  7. Brahmsite
  8. Brahmsites
  9. brahs
  10. Brahui
  11. Brahvi

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