Paganini

American

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

noun

Niccolò 1784–1840, Italian composer and violinist.

Paganini British

/ paɡaˈniːni /

noun

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

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Paganini

Most of those, like Paganini, were violin virtuosi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

Paganini zigzagged back over to Mr. Jeet and executed a clean jump through the hoop.

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

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