Chopin Meaning
/ʃoʊˈpæn/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA liquid unit of measure of almost half a pint.
nameA surname from French.
Sentence Examples
Chopin sits at the piano and begins to play.
Play Chopin for me.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The famous composer ____ wrote many beautiful pieces for the piano during his short life.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Frédéric ____ was a very famous Polish composer of various piano music.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from French Chopin: see there for more.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I ſowed on this Ground, without any Dung or Manure, a Lippy of Oats, from which I had a Boll wanting a Chopin."
— 1742, Virgil, “Appendix to the Georgicks”, in James Hamilton, transl., Virgil’s Pastorals Translated into English Prose; as also His Georgicks, […], Edinburgh: Printed by W. Cheyne, […]; [s]old by J. Traill and G. Crawford, […]; and by J. Barry […], →OCLC, page 43:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The famous composer ____ wrote many beautiful pieces for the piano during his short life.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Frédéric ____ was a very famous Polish composer of various piano music.