HANDEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Handel mean? 

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

1. a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)

2. the music of Handel

  Familiarity information: HANDEL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HANDEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Georg Friedrich Handel; George Frederick Handel; George Frideric Handel; Handel

Instance hypernyms:

composer (someone who composes music as a profession)

Derivation:

Handelian (of or relating to or in the manner of George Frederick Handel)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The music of Handel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

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