bach
A small hut, especially for a man living aloneA small hut, especially for a man living alone.
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3 senses(New Zealand)A small hut, especially for a man living alone.
(New Zealand)Now specifically, a holiday home, typically a small, simple house of one or two rooms on the beach.
(US, archaic, slang)A bachelor.
- the music of Bach
- German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
Examples
27 sentencesI'm listening to Bach right now.
George Frideric Handel was born 36 days before Johann Sebastian Bach.
deGeorg Friedrich Händel wurde 36 Tage vor Johann Sebastian Bach geboren. — Dejo
I'm listening to Bach now.
Bach's music is rich in polyphony.
Bach could transform music into pure melancholy.
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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