Definitions for bachbɑx

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

bach*bætʃ

  1. (n.)a bachelor.

    Category: Informal

  2. (v.)bach it, to live alone.

    Category:

* Informal..

Origin of bach:

1850–55, Amer.; by shortening

Bachbɑx(n.)

  1. Johann Sebastian, 1685–1750, German organist and composer.

    Category: Biography

  2. his sons, Wilhelm Friedemann, 1710–84, Carl Philipp Emanuel, 1714–88, Johann Christoph Friedrich, 1732–95, and Johann Christian, 1735–82, German organists and composers.

    Category: Biography

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach(noun)

    German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)

  2. Bach(verb)

    the music of Bach

    "he played Bach on the organ"

  3. bachelor, bach(verb)

    lead a bachelor's existence

Wiktionary

  1. bach(Noun)

    A holiday home, usually small and near the beach, often with only one or two rooms and of simple construction.

  2. bach(Verb)

    To live apart from women, as with the period when a divorce is in progress (compare bachelor pad).

  3. Bach(ProperNoun)

    of English-speakers.

  4. Bach(ProperNoun)

    Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer

  5. Origin: Probable shortening of bachelor


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