kate o. chopin

Cho·pin

[shoh-pan; for 1 also French shaw-pan]
noun
1.
Fré·dé·ric Fran·çois [fred-uh-rik fran-swah, fred-rik; French frey-dey-reek frahn-swa] , 1810–49, Polish composer and pianist, in France after 1831.
2.
Kate O'Flaherty, 1851–1904, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
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Chopin (ˈʃɒpæn, French ʃɔpɛ̃) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Frédéric (François) (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

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Kate o. chopin is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
chopine or chopin (tʃɒˈpiːn, ˈtʃɒpɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a sandal-like shoe on tall wooden or cork bases popular in the 18th century
 
[C16: from Old Spanish chapín, probably imitative of the sound made by the shoe when walking]
 
chopin or chopin
 
n
 
[C16: from Old Spanish chapín, probably imitative of the sound made by the shoe when walking]

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