Debussyan

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adjective

Of or relating to Claude-Achille Debussy (1862–1918), French composer.

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Meanings

adjectiveDebussyan (comparative more Debussyan, superlative most Debussyan)

comparative more Debussyan · superlative most Debussyan · alternative Debussian

  1. Of or relating to Claude-Achille Debussy (1862–1918), French composer.

    Synonyms: Debussyst

nounDebussyan (plural Debussyans)

plural Debussyans · alternative Debussian

  1. 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 Yorker
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    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 127

    For 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, →DOI

    Synonyms: Debussyst

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or relating to Claude-Achille Debussy (1862–1918), French composer.

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nounAn admirer, a supporter or a specialist of Claude Debussy.

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Origin

Translations

French debussyen, debussyen
  • debussyenDebussyst — see also Debussyst
  • debussyenDebussyst — see also Debussyst
  • debussyenneDebussyst — see also Debussyst
German debussysch
  • debussyschDebussyst — see also Debussyst
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APA

Debussyan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Debussyan

MLA

“Debussyan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Debussyan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Debussyan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Debussyan.

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