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Mozart

[ moht-sahrt ]
/ ˈmoʊt sɑrt /
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noun
Wolf·gang A·ma·de·us [woolf-gang am-uh-dey-uhs; German vawlf-gahng ah-mah-dey-oos], /ˈwʊlf gæŋ ˌæm əˈdeɪ əs; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ ˌɑ mɑˈdeɪ ʊs/, 1756–91, Austrian composer.
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OTHER WORDS FROM Mozart

Mo·zar·te·an, Mo·zar·ti·an, adjective
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How to use Mozart in a sentence

  • He would surely become a second Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were he to continue as he has begun.

  • Read these facts about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and try to write his story out of them, using your own words.

    Mozart|Thomas Tapper
  • And to this day no one knows exactly which is the resting-place of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

    Story-Lives of Great Musicians|Francis Jameson Rowbotham

British Dictionary definitions for Mozart

Mozart
/ (ˈməʊtsɑːt) /

noun
Wolfgang Amadeus (ˈvɔlfɡaŋ amaˈdeːʊs). 1756–91, Austrian composer. A child prodigy and prolific genius, his works include operas, such as The Marriage of Figaro (1786), Don Giovanni (1787), and The Magic Flute (1791), symphonies, concertos for piano, violin, clarinet, and French horn, string quartets and quintets, sonatas, songs, and Masses, such as the unfinished Requiem (1791)

Derived forms of Mozart

Mozartean or Mozartian, adjective
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