Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

debussyan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-bussyan
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Claude-Achille Debussy (1862–1918), French composer.

noun

An admirer, a supporter or a specialist of Claude Debussy.

Example Sentences

"[...] for Debussyans."
"Heretofore the effort to gather them together in the hands of such authoritative Debussyans as Ernest Ansermet and Pierre Boulez has involved [...]"
"For Debussyans like the critic Émile Vuillermoz, the composer had championed the dissemination of the French artistic spirit."

Etymology

From Debussy + -an.

Inflected Forms

more Debussyan (comparative) most Debussyan (superlative) Debussian (alternative) Debussyans (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Debussysm Debussyst

Synonyms

Debussyst

Questions

What does debussyan mean?: Of or relating to Claude-Achille Debussy (1862–1918), French composer.
Where does debussyan come from?: From Debussy + -an.

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