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Honegger

ho·neg·ger

uncommon

noun

1.

Swiss composer (born in France) who was the founding member of a group in Paris that included Erik Satie and Darius Milhaud and Francis Poulenc and Jean Cocteau (1892-1955)

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Origin

Borrowed from Alemannic German Honegger, from Middle High German hoch (“high”) + ecge (“corner”), comparable to English high + edge. Originating from Switzerland. Compare Honaker.

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