Strauss

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Strauss
       n 1: German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist
            Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas
            (1864-1949) [syn: {Richard Strauss}]
       2: Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed
          many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king'


          (1825-1899) [syn: {Johann Strauss}, {Strauss the Younger}]
       3: Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849) [syn: {Johann
          Strauss}, {Strauss the Elder}]