GERSHWIN

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• GERSHWIN (noun)
  The noun GERSHWIN has 2 senses:

1. United States lyricist who frequently collaborated with his brother George Gershwin (1896-1983)

2. United States composer who incorporated jazz into classical forms and composed scores for musical comedies (1898-1937)

  Familiarity information: GERSHWIN used as a noun is rare.

• GERSHWIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States lyricist who frequently collaborated with his brother George Gershwin (1896-1983)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Gershwin; Ira Gershwin

Instance hypernyms:

lyricist; lyrist (a person who writes the words for songs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States composer who incorporated jazz into classical forms and composed scores for musical comedies (1898-1937)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

George Gershwin; Gershwin

Instance hypernyms:

composer (someone who composes music as a profession)