Dictionary definition for: Strauss
1. (n) German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949)
2. (n) Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the "waltz king" (1825-1899)
3. (n) Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849)
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