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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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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

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 Chopin that emerges in “Becoming George” is far from a Romantic beau ideal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Today’s newsletter was curated by Cristina Roca in London, in collaboration with Bharbi Hazarika and Allison Chopin in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

It seemed to me that in asking what Chopin was thinking 200 years ago in a particular composition, she was indirectly asking her students what they’re thinking now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026

He made it to the Games, and was second on the ice on Tuesday, dancing to Nocturne No. 20 by Frederic Chopin.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026

Ill health plagued Chopin throughout his life, and in his final three years he became so weak he needed round-the-clock care; TB finally killed him in 1849.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall