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Debussyan

Debussyan adjective: of or relating to Claude-Achille Debussy (1862–1918), French composer.

Adjective

Debussyan (comparative more Debussyan, superlative most Debussyan)

  1. Of or relating to Claude-Achille Debussy (1862–1918), French composer.
    Synonyms:
    Debussyst

Noun

Debussyan (plural Debussyans)

  1. An admirer, a supporter or a specialist of Claude Debussy.
    • [...] for Debussyans.1936 May 9, Robert A. Simon, “Concert Records: Revivals and Debuts”, in The New Yorker
    • Heretofore the effort to gather them together in the hands of such authoritative Debussyans as Ernest Ansermet and Pierre Boulez has involved [...]1975, Records in Review, page 127
    Synonyms:
    Debussyst

Synonyms of Debussyan

Forms of Debussyan

Adjective
comparativemore Debussyan
superlativemost Debussyan
alternative formDebussian
Noun
pluralDebussyans

Origin of Debussyan

From Debussy + -an.

Questions about Debussyan

What does Debussyan mean?
Debussyan means of or relating to Claude-Achille Debussy (1862–1918), French composer.
What part of speech is Debussyan?
Debussyan can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Debussyan in the dictionary

  1. debussed
  2. debusses
  3. Debussian
  4. debussing
  5. Debussy
  6. Debussyan
  7. Debussyans
  8. Debussysm
  9. Debussyst
  10. Debussysts
  11. debut

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