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Sibelian

Sibelian adjective: of or relating to Jean Sibelius (born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 1865–1957), Finnish composer.

Adjective

Sibelian (comparative more Sibelian, superlative most Sibelian)

  1. Of or relating to Jean Sibelius (born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 1865–1957), Finnish composer.
    • In the Sibelian world of song, then, postludes would inevitably sound redundant or extraneous.2023, Gustav Djupsjöbacka, The Songs of Jean Sibelius: Poetry, Music, Performance, page 81

Forms of Sibelian

comparativemore Sibelian
superlativemost Sibelian

Origin of Sibelian

Sibeli[us] + -an

Questions about Sibelian

What does Sibelian mean?
Sibelian means of or relating to Jean Sibelius (born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 1865–1957), Finnish composer.
What part of speech is Sibelian?
Sibelian is an adjective.

Words near Sibelian in the dictionary

  1. sibbing
  2. sibcest
  3. Sibe
  4. sibeh
  5. sibei
  6. Sibelian
  7. sibenadet
  8. Sibenik
  9. sibeprenlimab
  10. Siberia
  11. Siberiak

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