Toscanini

[ tos-kuh-nee-nee; Italian taws-kah-nee-nee ]

/ ˌtɒs kəˈni ni; Italian ˌtɔs kɑˈni ni /

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noun

Ar·tu·ro

[ahr-toor-oh; Italian ahr-too-raw], /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/, 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.

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Words nearby Toscanini

to save one's life, to say nothing of, to say the least, Tosca, Toscana, Toscanini, Toscanini, Arturo, tosh, to some degree, to spare, to speak of

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How to use Toscanini in a sentence

Mr. Toscanini does not eat before a performance, and his family wait with the evening meal until he joins them.
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Mr. Toscanini wanted a nip of brandy, but the innkeeper insisted that he try some very special wine of the house's own making.
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Those who know Mr. Toscanini intimately find in those six simple words the key to his character.
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Since 1926 he and Mrs. Toscanini have occupied an apartment in the Astor—the same suite of four smallish rooms.
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Mr. Toscanini had been right about the Beethoven Concerto and had correctly remembered the purely orchestral numbers as well.
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British Dictionary definitions for Toscanini

Toscanini

/ (ˌtɒskəˈniːnɪ) /

noun

Arturo (arˈtuːro). 1867–1957, Italian conductor; musical director of La Scala, Milan, and of the NBC symphony orchestra (1937–57) in New York

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