Wagner

Wag·ner  (vägnr), Richard 1813-1883.

German composer known especially for his romantic operas, often based on Germanic legends. Among his works are Tannhäuser (1845) and the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen (1853-1874).

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Wag·ner  (wgnr), Robert Ferdinand 1877-1953.

German-born American politician. A U.S. senator from New York (1927-1949), he sponsored important social legislation during Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, most notably the National Labor Relations Act (1935).

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Wagner [ˈvɑːgnə]

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1. (Biographies / Wagner, Otto (1841-1918) M, Austrian, ARCHITECTURE: architect) Otto. 1841-1918, Austrian architect, whose emphasis on function and structure in such buildings as the Post Office Savings Bank, Vienna (1904-06), influenced the development of modern architecture

2. (Biographies / Wagner, (Wilhelm) Richard (1813-1883) M, German, MUSIC: composer) (Wilhelm) Richard (ˈrɪçart). 1813-83, German romantic composer noted chiefly for his invention of the music drama. His cycle of four such dramas The Ring of the Nibelung was produced at his own theatre in Bayreuth in 1876. His other operas include Tannhäuser (1845; revised 1861), Tristan and Isolde (1865), and Parsifal (1882)

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Noun	1.	Wagner - Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918) Otto Wagner
	2.	Wagner - German composer of operas and inventor of the musical drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883) Richard Wagner, Wilhelm Richard Wagner
	3.	Wagner - the music of Wagner; "they say that Hitler listened only to Wagner" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner