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Cagean

Cagean adjective: of or relating to John Milton Cage Jr. (1912–1992), American composer, music theorist, writer, and artist, known as a pioneer of indeterminacy in music, and for the non-standard use of musical instruments.

Adjective

Cagean (comparative more Cagean, superlative most Cagean)

  1. Of or relating to John Milton Cage Jr. (1912–1992), American composer, music theorist, writer, and artist, known as a pioneer of indeterminacy in music, and for the non-standard use of musical instruments.

Forms of Cagean

comparativemore Cagean
superlativemost Cagean

Origin of Cagean

From Cage + -an.

Questions about Cagean

What does Cagean mean?
Cagean means of or relating to John Milton Cage Jr. (1912–1992), American composer, music theorist, writer, and artist, known as a pioneer of indeterminacy in music, and for the non-standard use of musical instruments.
What part of speech is Cagean?
Cagean is an adjective.

Words near Cagean in the dictionary

  1. cage matches
  2. cage stage
  3. cage stages
  4. cage-free
  5. cageable
  6. Cagean
  7. cagebelle
  8. cagebelles
  9. cagebird
  10. cagebirds
  11. cagebox

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