- Strauss the Younger
- nounAustrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king' (1825-1899)• Syn: ↑Strauss, ↑Johann Strauss• Instance Hypernyms: ↑composer
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