Strauss the Younger
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- proper noun
- The music of Strauss the Younger is still played at Vienna’s New Year’s Concert each year.
Examples
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Strauss the Younger wrote over 500 waltzes during his lifetime.
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Many people consider Strauss the Younger to be the greatest composer of Viennese waltzes.
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Unlike his father, Strauss the Younger achieved international fame during his lifetime.
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Many people consider Strauss the Younger to be the greatest waltz composer.
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Many people consider Strauss the Younger to be the greatest composer of Viennese waltzes.
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The music of Strauss the Younger is still played at Vienna’s New Year’s Concert each year.
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Strauss the Younger wrote over 500 waltzes during his lifetime.
Synonyms
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An Austrian composer famous for his waltzes like 'The Blue Danube'
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An Austrian composer famous for the waltz The Blue Danube and many popular waltzes
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An Austrian composer famous for waltzes and dance music
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a compositional name: 'Strauss' (a proper name) combined with the epithet 'the Younger' signals the younger person with that name (typically the son), so the overall meaning is directly inferable from the parts. The 'the Younger' naming pattern is common across languages and naming conventions, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily understand the intended distinction.
Etymology
Strauss the Younger comes from a simple family label: he was the 'son' of Strauss the Elder, so people added Younger to tell him apart. He became famous for lively waltzes and is often called the 'waltz king', so the name now points to the well-known Austrian composer of those dances.