Paderewski

[ Polish pah-de-ref-ski; English pad-uh-ref-skee, -rev- ]

/ Polish ˌpɑ dɛˈrɛf skɪ; English ˌpæd əˈrɛf ski, -ˈrɛv- /

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noun

I·gnace

[French ee-nyas] /French iˈnyas/ or Ig·na·cy Jan

[Polish ig-nah-tsi yahn], /Polish ɪgˈnɑ tsɪ ˌyɑn/, 1860–1941, Polish pianist, composer, patriot, and statesman.

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paddymelon, paddy wagon, paddywhack, pademelon, Paderborn, Paderewski, padeye, pad foot, padishah, padkos, padlock

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How to use Paderewski in a sentence

Paderewski is known as composer and pianist, only rarely does he find time to give instruction on his instrument.
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower
One of the most consummate masters of the piano at the present time is Ignace Jan Paderewski.
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower
Paderewski endeavors uniformly to render a piece in the manner and spirit in which he has conceived it.
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower
At the beginning of the season, when she was not singing often, she had gone one afternoon to hear Paderewski's recital.
Song of the Lark|Willa Cather

In later years the same impulse has come when listening to Paderewski, Hofmann and others.
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower

British Dictionary definitions for Paderewski

Paderewski

/ (Polish padɛˈrɛfski) /

noun

Ignace Jan (iɲas jan). 1860–1941, Polish pianist, composer, and statesman; prime minister (1919)

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