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bach

1

[ bach ]

noun

  1. New Zealand. a small weekend or vacation house or shack.


Bach

2

[ bahkh ]

noun

  1. Jo·hann Se·bas·ti·an [yoh, -hahn si-, bas, -ch, uh, n, yoh, -hahn zey-, bahs, -tee-ahn], 1685–1750, German organist and composer.
  2. his sons: Carl Philipp E·ma·nu·el [kahrl-, fil, -ipi-, man, -yoo-, uh, l, kah, r, l-, fee, -lipey-, mah, -noo-el], 1714–88; Johann Chris·ti·an [kris, -ch, uh, n, kris, -tee-ahn], 1735–82; Johann Chris·toph Frie·drich [kris, -tof-, free, -drik, kris, -tawf-, free, -d, r, i, kh], 1732–95; and Wil·helm Frie·de·mann [wil, -helm-, free, -d, uh, -mahn, vil, -helm-, free, -d, uh, -mahn], 1710–84, German organists and composers.

Bach

1

/ bax /

noun

  1. BachJohann Christian17351782MGermanMUSIC: composer Johann Christian (joˈhan ˈkrɪstjan), 11th son of J. S. Bach. 1735–82, German composer, called the English Bach , resident in London from 1762
  2. BachJohann Christoph16421703MGermanMUSIC: composer Johann Christoph (ˈkrɪstɔf). 1642–1703, German composer: wrote oratorios, cantatas, and motets, some of which were falsely attributed to J. S. Bach, of whom he was a distant relative
  3. BachJohann Sebastian16851750MGermanMUSIC: composer Johann Sebastian (joˈhan zeˈbastjan). 1685–1750, German composer: church organist at Arnstadt (1703–07) and Mühlhausen (1707–08); court organist at Weimar (1708–17); musical director for Prince Leopold of Köthen (1717–28); musical director for the city of Leipzig (1728–50). His output was enormous and displays great vigour and invention within the northern European polyphonic tradition. His works include nearly 200 cantatas and oratorios, settings of the Passion according to St John (1723) and St Matthew (1729), the six Brandenburg Concertos (1720–21), the 48 preludes and fugues of the Well-tempered Clavier (completed 1744), and the Mass in B Minor (1733–38)
  4. BachKarl (or Carl)17141788MGermanMUSIC: composer Karl ( or Carl ) Philipp Emanuel (karl ˈfiːlɪp eˈmaːnuɛl), 3rd son of J. S. Bach. 1714–88, German composer, chiefly of symphonies, keyboard sonatas, and church music
  5. BachWilhelm Friedemann17101784MGermanMUSIC: composer Wilhelm Friedemann (ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈfriːdəman), eldest son of J. S. Bach. 1710–84, German composer: wrote nine symphonies and much keyboard and religious music
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bach

2

/ bax; bɑːk /

noun

  1. a term of friendly address: used esp after a person's name
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bach

3

/ bætʃ /

verb

  1. a variant spelling of batch 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a simple cottage, esp at the seaside
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bach1

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; by shortening
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bach1

Welsh, literally: little one
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. bach it, to live alone or share living quarters with someone of the same gender, usually doing one's own housework, cooking, laundry, etc.
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Example Sentences

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“This above all, be true to yourself, and then you cannot be false to any man,” he cried to Laertes’ departing bach.

“He could go hit in the big leagues right now,” Vogel­bach’s brother said.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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