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Second New England School

Second New England School proper noun: a group of classical-music composers who lived during the late-19th and early-20th centuries in New England, based in and around Boston, Massachusetts.

Proper noun

Second New England School

  1. (US, historical) A group of classical-music composers who lived during the late-19th and early-20th centuries in New England, based in and around Boston, Massachusetts.

Synonyms of Second New England School

Origin of Second New England School

Coined by H. Wiley Hitchcock in 1969.

Questions about Second New England School

What does Second New England School mean?
Second New England School means a group of classical-music composers who lived during the late-19th and early-20th centuries in New England, based in and around Boston, Massachusetts.
What part of speech is Second New England School?
Second New England School is a proper noun.

Words near Second New England School in the dictionary

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  6. Second New England School
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