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Wagner

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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).
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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Noun1.Wagner - Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)
Otto Wagner
2.WagnerWagner - 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


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He could imagine Richard Wagner sitting in his box and laughing till his sides ached at the sight of all the people who were taking it seriously.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
She said that six hours of Wagner was by no means too much.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
In the entr'acte Levin and Pestsov fell into an argument upon the merits and defects of music of the Wagner school.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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