Meaning

3 senses

  1. (New Zealand)A small hut, especially for a man living alone.

  2. (New Zealand)Now specifically, a holiday home, typically a small, simple house of one or two rooms on the beach.

  3. (US, archaic, slang)A bachelor.

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

Examples

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  1. I'm listening to Bach right now.

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  2. George Frideric Handel was born 36 days before Johann Sebastian Bach.

    deGeorg Friedrich Händel wurde 36 Tage vor Johann Sebastian Bach geboren.

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  3. I'm listening to Bach now.

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  4. Bach's music is rich in polyphony.

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  5. Bach could transform music into pure melancholy.

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Origin

Abbreviation of bachelor (or, in later senses, of bachelor pad).

Abbreviation of bachelor (or, in later senses, of bachelor pad).

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Forms

plural: baches
Singularbach
Pluralbaches

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
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Close in meaning
  • German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750):Johann Sebastian Bach

See also

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