chopin

¹

[ chop-in ]

noun

1. an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
2. a container holding this amount.

Chopin

²

[ shoh-pan; French shaw-pan ]

noun

1. Fré·dé·ric Fran·çois [fred, -, uh, -rik fran-, swah, fred, -rik, f, r, ey-dey-, reek, f, r, ah, n, -, swa], 1810–49, Polish composer and pianist, in France after 1831.
2. Kate O'Flaherty, 1851–1904, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.

Chopin

/ ˈʃɒpæn; ʃɔpɛ̃ /

noun

1. ChopinFrédéric (François)18101849MPolishMUSIC: composerMUSIC: pianist Frédéric ( François ) (frederik). 1810–49, Polish composer and pianist active in France, who wrote chiefly for the piano: noted for his harmonic imagination and his lyrical and melancholy qualities

Word History and Origins

Origin of chopin¹

1225–75; Middle English < Middle French chopine < Middle Low German scōpe scoop < Middle Dutch schoepe

Example Sentences

"What we're most certain about is it is written in the hand of Chopin, paper that he wrote on himself in his own hand," he told BBC's Newshour.

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Chopin, who wrote mostly piano solos, died aged 39 in France in 1849.

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A new piece of music believed to be by the Polish composer Frederic Chopin has been discovered nearly 200 years after it was first written.

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He then worked with a leading Chopin expert to authenticate the score.

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It is not signed by Chopin, but the handwriting includes his distinctive bass clef.

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