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name
A surname from German; (music) used specifically of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period.
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name
A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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noun
By analogy with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a musical virtuoso.
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noun
By extension, a virtuoso in any field.
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noun
the music of Mozart
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noun
prolific Austrian composer and child prodigy; master of the classical style in all its forms of his time (1756-1791)
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Synonyms: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Broader terms: composer
History
Borrowed from German Mozart. First recorded in the 14th century as Middle High German Mozahrt, from motzen (“to roll in filth”); originally used as a given name with the -hart suffix, as a name for dirty or sloppy people.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
