Strauss

biographical name

ˈshtrau̇s

ˈstrau̇s

Ri*chard ˈri-ˌḵärt

-ˌkärt

1864–1949 German composer

Straussian

ˈstrau-sē-ən

ˈshtrau̇-

adjective

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