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Paganini

American  
[pag-uh-nee-nee, pah-guh-, pah-gah-nee-nee] / ˌpæg əˈni ni, ˌpɑ gə-, ˌpɑ gɑˈni ni /

noun

  1. Niccolò 1784–1840, Italian composer and violinist.


Paganini British  
/ paɡaˈniːni /

noun

  1. Niccolò (nikkoˈlɔ). 1782–1840, Italian violinist and composer

"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

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Phil for the festival, scale-like passages got the Paganini treatment from soloist SooBeen Lee.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2025

Uruguay's industry minister, Omar Paganini, says there is no evidence after 30 years of eucalyptus plantations that they are reducing water levels in the country.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2023

He worked the tow truck controls like Paganini, easing the sad Kia up onto his flatbed in deft, fluid movements.

From Washington Post Mar. 20, 2023

Her first was “L’Enfant de la montagne,” published when she was just 19 in a collection organized by Meyerbeer, Paganini and Cherubini.

From New York Times Jul. 16, 2021

Laney put Paganini in his carrier, detained only briefly by Mama, who unsuccessfully tried to make a case that Paganini would be more comfortable at home.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

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