BACH

Bach

(noun) the music of Bach; “he played Bach on the organ”

Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach

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

bachelor, bach

(verb) lead a bachelor’s existence

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bach (plural baches)

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

Synonyms

• crib (New Zealand)

Verb

bach (third-person singular simple present baches, present participle baching, simple past and past participle bached)

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

Anagrams

• BHCA

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Bach

A surname of English-speakers.

(music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Bach

A Vietnamese surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bach is the 2,986th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11,999 individuals. Bach is most common among White (84.82%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.70%) individuals.

Anagrams

• BHCA

Etymology

Proper noun

BACH

(music) A motif consisting of the notes B flat, A, C, B natural.

Anagrams

• BHCA

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 April 2024

TYPIFY

(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”


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