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• a variation of chopine.

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  chopin

  noun

  an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
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  Chopin

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  Frédéric François 1810–49, Polish composer and pianist, in France after 1831.

chopin

¹ American  

[chop-in] / ˈtʃɒp ɪn /

noun

1. an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.

2. a container holding this amount.

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Chopin ² American  

[shoh-pan, shaw-pan] / ˈʃoʊ pæn, ʃɔˈpɛ̃ /

noun

1. Frédéric François 1810–49, Polish composer and pianist, in France after 1831.

2. Kate O'Flaherty, 1851–1904, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.

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Chopin British  

/ ˈʃɒpæn, ʃɔpɛ̃ /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of chopin

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

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Item, for a chopin of win, 10 pence.

From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Lord John Lauder Fountainhall

The Roman pound was equivalent to 12 ounces, and the sextarius which was the sixth part of a conge, came near to the old Paris chopin, or half a litre.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 281, November 3, 1827 by Various

The Heathrow flight was originally meant to land at the Polish capital's main airport, Chopin, but was diverted instead to the smaller Modlin airport, briefly forcing its closure.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The LOT flight, which had also been scheduled to arrive at Chopin, was diverted to the Polish capital's other airport, Warsaw Modlin.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

It arrived at Warsaw's Chopin airport, which closed one runway as the plane underwent a security inspection, but no explosives were found.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

John Field, one of Li’s two protagonists, was in fact a classical pianist of some repute, having invented the nocturne form of composition that Chopin would make famous in Field’s lifetime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Listening to Chopin after the helter-skelter psychological drama of Beethoven or the theatrical bravado of Berlioz, it is as if someone has opened a window and let in some fresh, balmy evening air.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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