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Debussyst

Debussyst adjective: of or relating to the musical style of Claude Debussy; Debussyan.

Adjective

Debussyst (comparative more Debussyst, superlative most Debussyst)

  1. Of or relating to the musical style of Claude Debussy; Debussyan.
    • [...] the Debussyst revolution is then only a natural episode of the onward march of our musical art.1946, The Encyclopedia Americana, page 686
    • [...] the Debussyst abuse of precious titles.1949, Nicolas Slonimsky, Music Since 1900, page 139
    Synonyms:
    Debussyan

Noun

Debussyst (plural Debussysts)

  1. An admirer, a supporter or a specialist of Claude Debussy; a Debussyan.
    • I have never attacked Debussy. My worry is the Debussysts.1959, Henri Hell, Francis Poulenc, page 17
    • [...] the Debussysts continued to revile, even after it won some degree of legitimization at the Conservatoire.1999, French Cultural Politics & Music, page 157
    Synonyms:
    Debussyan

Examples of Debussyst in a sentence

  • [...] a Debussyst prelude to Maeterlinck's play Aglavaine et Sélysette.1986, James Harding, The Ox on the Roof, page 123:
  • [...] the "Debussysts," on the other [...]2011, Gabriel Fauré, page 326:

Synonyms of Debussyst

Forms of Debussyst

Adjective
comparativemore Debussyst
superlativemost Debussyst
Noun
pluralDebussysts

Origin of Debussyst

From Debussy + -ist.

Questions about Debussyst

What does Debussyst mean?
Debussyst means of or relating to the musical style of Claude Debussy; Debussyan.
How do you use Debussyst in a sentence?
[...] a Debussyst prelude to Maeterlinck's play Aglavaine et Sélysette.
What part of speech is Debussyst?
Debussyst can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Debussyst in the dictionary

  1. debussing
  2. Debussy
  3. Debussyan
  4. Debussyans
  5. Debussysm
  6. Debussyst
  7. Debussysts
  8. debut
  9. debutant
  10. debutante
  11. debutantes

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