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From Wagner +‎ -ian.

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Wagnerian (comparative more Wagnerian, superlative most Wagnerian)

  1. Of, or characteristic of Richard Wagner, or his music; (by extension) of epic dimensions.
    • 1949 September 4, H. R. Trevor-Roper, “Hitler Reappraised, Ten Years After”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      Clearly, Hitler saw his historical function as a Wagnerian grand opera. Vast cosmic changes required an accompaniment of slaughter on a colossal scale.
    • 1976 August 14, Gary Jane Hoisington, “Locker Room As The Site Of Religious Ecstasy”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 7, page 9:
      It is a glossy film with gross, opulent opticals and little comic, or any, relief; it has the jaundiced complexion of an early 60s underground film, which it is; it is ponderous, Wagnerian, and feels about five hours long (its running time is about an hour).
    • 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 188:
      Thus Gilgamesh and Enkidu as a dyad express a Wagnerian leitmotif that plays upon themes from racial memories of the two different races at the dawn of hominization.

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Wagnerian (plural Wagnerians)

  1. An admirer of Richard Wagner.
    Synonym: Wagnerite
    Hyponyms: Ringhead, Ringnut
  2. A musician who plays Wagnerian music.
  3. An opera singer who specializes in Wagnerian roles.

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