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  • adjective Of or relating to Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904), Czech composer of Romantic music.

Etymologies

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Dvořák +‎ -ian

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Examples

  • Here, Mr. Adams's morphing reflex leads him through diverse styles rather than textures, with stretches of repeating, rhythmically interlocking Minimalist figures giving way to Debussian lushness, modernist angularity and even, briefly, Dvorakian warmth.

    NYT > Home Page By ALLAN KOZINN 2009

  • Lyons is desperately trying to cling to some sort of relevancy with this type of Enderlean and Dvorakian attempt.

    MacDailyNews 2008

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