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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; French shaw-pan ]

noun

  1. Fré·dé·ric Fran·çois [fred, -, uh, -rik fran-, swah, fred, -rik, f, r, ey-dey-, reek, f, r, ah, n, -, swa], 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. ChopinFrédéric (François)18101849MPolishMUSIC: composerMUSIC: pianist 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of chopin1

1225–75; Middle English < Middle French chopine < Middle Low German scōpe scoop < Middle Dutch schoepe

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Example Sentences

Melville may be the most famous example, but Kafka, Kate Chopin, and many others followed a similar trajectory.

Even in adulthood, sex barely comes between Chopin and his piano.

We were speaking of the faculty of mimicry, and he told me such a funny little anecdote about Chopin.

Gradually and imperceptibly the interlude melted into the soft opening minor chords of the Chopin Impromptu.

There are, however, many interesting contributions to a biography of Chopin to be found in works of various kinds.

Now let us see how Nicholas Chopin fared while these whirlwinds passed over Poland.

The Chopin letters will, no doubt, be regarded as a special feature of the present biography.

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