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Gluck

UK/ɡlʌk/ US/ˈɡlʌk/ uncommon

noun

1.

German composer of more than 100 operas (1714-1787)

Origin

From the German surname Glück and Jewish surname (Yiddish גליק (glik)), both nouns meaning "luck." Compare Glick, Glueck.

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