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Shostakovichian

Shostakovichian adjective: of or relating to Dmitri Shostakovich (Russian: Дми́трий Шостако́вич; 1906–1975), Soviet composer and pianist.

Adjective

Shostakovichian (comparative more Shostakovichian, superlative most Shostakovichian)

  1. Of or relating to Dmitri Shostakovich (Russian: Дми́трий Шостако́вич; 1906–1975), Soviet composer and pianist.
    Synonyms:
    Shostakovian

Synonyms of Shostakovichian

Forms of Shostakovichian

comparativemore Shostakovichian
superlativemost Shostakovichian

Origin of Shostakovichian

From Shostakovich + -ian.

Questions about Shostakovichian

What does Shostakovichian mean?
Shostakovichian means of or relating to Dmitri Shostakovich (Russian: Дми́трий Шостако́вич; 1906–1975), Soviet composer and pianist.
What part of speech is Shostakovichian?
Shostakovichian is an adjective.

Words near Shostakovichian in the dictionary

  1. shoshonitic
  2. Shostak
  3. Shostakovian
  4. Shostakovich
  5. Shostakovichesque
  6. Shostakovichian
  7. Shostaks
  8. Shostka
  9. shot
  10. shot a rope
  11. shot across the bow

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