I. Wag‧ner, Ho‧nus /ˈwæɡnəʳ, ˈhəʊnəs/
(1874–1955) a US baseball player who became one of the first members of the baseball Hall of Fame in 1936. He was called ‘the Flying Dutchman’, and the
BASEBALL CARD with his picture on it is considered extremely valuable.
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II. Wag‧ner, Richard /ˈvɑːɡnəʳ/
(1813–83) a German
composer who is most famous for his long
operas, which include
Tristram and Isolde and especially his series of four operas based on German
mythology, called the
Ring of the Nibelung. His music is often in a very exciting,
dramatic style. He started his own theatre at
Bayreuth and his operas are still performed there every summer.
—Wagnerian /vɑːɡˈnɪ
əriən/
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