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Wag⋅ne⋅ri⋅an

[vahg-neer-ee-uhn]
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Richard Wagner or his works: Wagnerian grandeur; a Wagnerian soprano.
–noun
2. Also, Wag⋅ner⋅ite [vahg-nuh-rahyt] . a follower or admirer of the music or theories of Richard Wagner.

Origin:
1870–75; Wagner + -ian
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Wag·ner·i·an   (väg-nîr'ē-ən)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or characteristic of Richard Wagner, his music dramas, or his theories.
n.   also Wag·ner·ite (väg'nə-rīt')
An admirer or disciple of Richard Wagner.
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