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adjectivebatonless (not comparable)
- not comparableWithout a baton.
Taking his seat facing the Orchestra of the 18th Century, the man, Frans Bruggen, began conducting Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony, batonless, his right hand karate-chopping the air.
2008 June 30, Daniel J. Wakin, “In Italy, ‘Eroica’ Energizes a Frail Fixture of Period Music”, in New York Times
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batonless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batonless
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“batonless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batonless. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “batonless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batonless.
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