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Hummel

1

/ ˈhʊməl /

noun

  1. HummelJohann Nepomuk17781837MGermanMUSIC: composerMUSIC: pianist Johann Nepomuk (joˈhan ˈneːpomʊk). 1778–1837, German composer and pianist


hummel

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/ ˈhʌməl /

adjective

  1. (of cattle) hornless
  2. (of grain) awnless

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hummel1

C15: of Germanic origin; compare Low German hummel hornless animal

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Example Sentences

And fans of Klaine—Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) and Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss), duh—are very, very passionate.

I remember I went into an eye doctor’s office and the woman there said, ‘Heidi Hummel!

Back then, my maiden name was Hummel and my first name was Heidi.

Chris Colfer, the actor who plays Kurt Hummel, recently acknowledged his fear of making the character aggressively gay.

Of Field, on the other hand, traces are discoverable, and even more distinct ones of Hummel.

Chopin, however, adhered to the orthodox form, taking unmistakably Hummel for his model.

If the bones are Hummel's (which no doubt is an exaggeration of the fact), the flesh, blood, and soul are Chopin's.

Unfortunately there is not a word which betrays Chopin's opinion of Hummel's playing and compositions.

Hummel, Field, and Moscheles were the pianoforte composers who seem to have given Chopin most satisfaction.

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