English Explanatory Dictionary

Chagall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An artwork, or a copy of one, by the famous artist Marc Chagall.
name
  1. A surname from French; (art) used specifically of Marc Chagall (1887–1985), a Russian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin, renown for his use of colors and as a pioneer of modernism, incorporating elements of symbolism, fauvism, and cubism.

Pronunciation

shə-gälʹ shə-gălʹ

Word forms

Chagall Chagalls

Etymology

From a French surname of Hebrew origin.

Derived words

Chagallesque Chagallian
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