Christo

[ kris-toh ]

noun

Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, 1935–2020, U.S. sculptor, born in Bulgaria: collaborator with wife, Jeanne-Claude.

Other definitions for Christo- (2 of 2)

Christo-

a combining form representing Christ in compound words: Christophany.

Origin of Christo-

see origin at Christ, -o-

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How to use Christo in a sentence

I remember being with Christo and Jeanne-Claude when they were doing Running Fence in Sonoma County, Northern California.
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Yet even today, the small-scale sculptural objects in most museum collections are cataloged under one name only: Christo.
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Bangalter and De Homem-Christo would later go on to form the electronic duo Daft Punk.
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What, Christo, is the meaning of this: “Cousin Brent has a razor-sharp mind and a greyhound-quick tongue….”
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I think your dad would have felt right at home, had he been there, Christo, I really do.
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De Sabbato sancto, says, fit hac die baptismus, quia in eo consepulti sumus Christo.
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All this was uttered by Monte-Christo with such exemplary gravity, that I stood perfectly confounded.
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Christo mastiges et Psycho-tyranni suum furorem non potuerunt explere.
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Ad unam veram concordem religionem, sicut omnes sub uno Christo sumus et militamus.
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Vincat Christus modo, nihil refert si pereat Lutherus, quia victore Christo victor erit.
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British Dictionary definitions for Christo (1 of 2)

Christo

/ (ˈkrɪstəʊ) /

noun

full name Christo Javacheff. born 1935, US artist, born in Bulgaria; best known for works in which he wraps buildings, monuments, or natural features in canvas or plastic

British Dictionary definitions for Christo- (2 of 2)

Christo-

combining form

indicating or relating to Christ: Christology

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