Meanings
comparative more Debussyan · superlative most Debussyan · alternative Debussian
plural Debussyans · alternative Debussian
- An admirer, a supporter or a specialist of Claude Debussy.
[...] for Debussyans.
1936 May 9, Robert A. Simon, “Concert Records: Revivals and Debuts”, in The New Yorker2 more examples
Heretofore the effort to gather them together in the hands of such authoritative Debussyans as Ernest Ansermet and Pierre Boulez has involved [...]
1975, Records in Review, page 127For Debussyans like the critic Émile Vuillermoz, the composer had championed the dissemination of the French artistic spirit.
2024, Simon Trezise, “Paris: City, Politics, and Society”, in Debussy in Context, Cambridge University Press, →DOISynonyms: Debussyst
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to Claude-Achille Debussy (1862–1918), French composer.
nounAn admirer, a supporter or a specialist of Claude Debussy.
Origin
Translations
French debussyen, debussyen
- debussyenDebussyst — see also Debussyst
- debussyenDebussyst — see also Debussyst
- debussyenneDebussyst — see also Debussyst
German debussysch
- debussyschDebussyst — see also Debussyst
Cite this entry
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