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  • Muti
    Muti
    noun
    Riccardo (rɪˈkɑːdəʊ). born 1941, Italian conductor: musical director of Philharmonia Orchestra, London (1979–82), Philadelphia Orchestra (1980–92), and La Scala, Milan (1986–2005)
  • muti
    muti
    noun
    medicine, esp herbal medicine

Muti

1 British  
/ ˈmʊtɪ /

noun

  1. Riccardo (rɪˈkɑːdəʊ). born 1941, Italian conductor: musical director of Philharmonia Orchestra, London (1979–82), Philadelphia Orchestra (1980–92), and La Scala, Milan (1986–2005)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

muti 2 British  
/ ˈmʊtɪ /

noun

  1. informal medicine, esp herbal medicine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of muti

from Zulu umuthi tree, medicine

Example Sentences

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As the resident orchestra the Vienna Philharmonic will also perform five concert programs, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, Tugan Sokhiev, Riccardo Muti, Christian Thielemann and Andris Nelsons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 12, 2026

On my first day in Salzburg, I headed for an 11 a.m. concert featuring Riccardo Muti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in Bruckner’s monumental Eighth Symphony.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2024

In 2018, Riccardo Muti, the pre-eminent Verdi conductor, called her “without doubt the best Verdi mezzo-soprano today on the planet.”

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2023

He died in Palazzo Muti in Rome, at the age of 67, after suffering a stroke.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2023

I think Muti, Nayaraq, and I were all relieved when the two of them left the wasi.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

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