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El Greco
El Gre·co
/
ɛl ˈgrɛk
oʊ;
Spanish
ɛl ˈgrɛ
kɔ
/
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[
el
grek
-oh;
Spanish
el
g
r
e
-kaw
]
Show IPA
noun
(
Domenikos Theotocopoulos
)
1541–1614,
Spanish painter, born in Crete.
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Gre·co
/
ˈgrɛk
oʊ;
Spanish, Italian
ˈgrɛ
kɔ
/
Show Spelled
[
grek
-oh;
Spanish, Italian
g
r
e
-kaw
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
Jo·sé
/
hoʊˈzeɪ
;
Spanish
hɔˈsɛ
/
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[
hoh-
zey
;
Spanish
haw-
se
]
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,
1918–2001,
U.S. dancer and choreographer, born in Italy.
2.
El
/
ɛl
/
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[
el
]
Show IPA
,
El Greco
.
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El Greco
(ɛl ˈɡrɛkəʊ)
—
n
real name
Domenikos Theotocopoulos.
1541--1614, Spanish painter, born in Crete; noted for his elongated human forms and dramatic use of colour
Greco
(ˈɡrɛkəʊ)
—
n
El.
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El Greco
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"In art, one idea is as good as another. If one takes the idea of trembling, for instance, all of a sudden most art starts to tremble. Michelangelo starts to tremble. El Greco starts to tremble. All the Impressionists start to tremble."
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