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Mendelssohnian

Mendelssohnian adjective: relating to, or in the style of, Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), noted early Romantic composer.

Adjective

Mendelssohnian (comparative more Mendelssohnian, superlative most Mendelssohnian)

  1. Relating to, or in the style of, Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), noted early Romantic composer.
    • Sultan Mansor became Anglophile, wore tweeds even in his own palace, was graciously received by Queen Victoria, adopted as his state anthem a Mendelssohnian salon piece composed by the late Prince Consort[.]1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 34

Forms of Mendelssohnian

comparativemore Mendelssohnian
superlativemost Mendelssohnian

Origin of Mendelssohnian

From Mendelssohn + -ian.

Questions about Mendelssohnian

What does Mendelssohnian mean?
Mendelssohnian means relating to, or in the style of, Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), noted early Romantic composer.
What part of speech is Mendelssohnian?
Mendelssohnian is an adjective.

Words near Mendelssohnian in the dictionary

  1. Mendelsohns
  2. Mendelson
  3. Mendelson's syndrome
  4. Mendelsons
  5. Mendelssohn
  6. Mendelssohnian
  7. Mendelssohnic
  8. Mendelssohns
  9. Mendenhall
  10. mender
  11. Menderes vimba

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