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Rach⋅ma⋅ni⋅noff

[rahkh-mah-nuh-nawf, -nof, rahk-; Russ. ruhkh-mah-nyi-nuhf]
–noun
Ser⋅gei Was⋅si⋅lie⋅vitch [sur-gey vuh-seel-yuh-vich; Russ. syir-gyey vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] , 1873–1943, Russian pianist and composer.
Also, Rach⋅ma⋅ni⋅nov.
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Rach·ma·ni·noff   (räk-mä'nə-nôf', räKH-, rəKH-mä'nyĭ-nəf)   
Russian-born composer. A virtuoso pianist, he excelled at the interpretation of the late romantic composers. His own work is largely a continuation of that genre.
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