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BACH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The music of Bach

Example:

he played Bach on the organ

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Bach" is a kind of...):

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Sense 2

Meaning:

German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)

Synonyms:

Bach; Johann Sebastian Bach

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

composer (someone who composes music as a profession)

organist (a person who plays an organ)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lead a bachelor's existence

Synonyms:

bach; bachelor

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "bach" is one way to...):

live (lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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