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Elgar

el·gar

US/ˈɛlɡɜr/ rare rare

noun

1.

British composer of choral and orchestral works including two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music for brass band (1857-1934)

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Origin

From Old English Ælfgār (from Proto-Germanic *Albigaizaz, equivalent to ælf (“elf”) + gār (“spear”)) and Old English Æþelgār (from Proto-Germanic *Aþalagaizaz, equivalent to æþele (“noble”) + gār (“spear”)).

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