Wag·ner (väg n r), 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 (w gnr), 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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| Noun | 1. | Wagner - Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918) |
| 2. |  Wagner - German composer of operas and inventor of the musical drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883) | |
| 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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