BEETHOVEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Beethoven mean? 

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

1. German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)

2. the music of Beethoven

  Familiarity information: BEETHOVEN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BEETHOVEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Beethoven; Ludwig van Beethoven; van Beethoven

Instance hypernyms:

composer (someone who composes music as a profession)

Derivation:

Beethovenian (of or relating to Ludwig van Beethoven or his music)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The music of Beethoven

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

he enjoyed Beethoven most of all

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

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

Derivation:

Beethovenian (of or relating to Ludwig van Beethoven or his music)

 Context examples 

Returning from one of Mozart's grand operas, splendidly performed at the Royal Theatre, he looked over his own, played a few of the best parts, sat staring at the busts of Mendelssohn, Beethoven, and Bach, who stared benignly back again.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)