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chopin

1

[chop-in]

noun

  1. an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.

  2. a container holding this amount.



Chopin

2

[shoh-pan, shaw-pan]

noun

  1. éé çǾ 1810–49, Polish composer and pianist, in France after 1831.

  2. Kate O'Flaherty, 1851–1904, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.

Chopin

/ ˈʃɒpæn, ʃɔpɛ̃ /

noun

  1. éé ( çǾ ) (frederik). 1810–49, Polish composer and pianist active in France, who wrote chiefly for the piano: noted for his harmonic imagination and his lyrical and melancholy qualities

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chopin1

1225–75; Middle English < Middle French chopine < Middle Low German ō scoop < Middle Dutch schoepe
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Example Sentences

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Queen Victoria sat in these rooms listening to Frederic Chopin play the piano in 1848.

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The Arctic World Archive receives deposits three times a year, and as the BBC visited, recordings of endangered languages and the manuscripts of the composer Chopin, were among the latest reels placed in the vault.

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Martire developed a love for Chopin and also for the work of soundtrack composers including John Williams and Ennio Morricone.

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April 24 Evgeny Kissin at Walt Disney Concert Hall The Russian-born pianist became a sensation at 12 with his first Chopin recording in 1984.

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It’s been a while since he’s been back to L.A., but the Los Angeles Philharmonic presents his first recital in more than a decade for a program of Bach, Chopin and Shostakovich.

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