Maestro di cappella
/dɪ kəˈpɛlə/
noun
1.
a person in charge of an orchestra, esp a private one attached to the palace of a prince in Italy during the baroque period See capellmeister
Read Also:
- Maeterlinck
[mey-ter-lingk; French ma-ter-lan; Flemish mah-ter-lingk] /ˈmeɪ tərˌlɪŋk; French ma tɛrˈlɛ̃; Flemish ˈmɑ tɛrˌlɪŋk/ noun 1. Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911. /ˈmeɪtəˌlɪŋk; French mɛtɛrlɛ̃k/ noun 1. Comte Maurice (mɔris). 1862–1949, Belgian poet and dramatist, noted particularly for his symbolist plays, such as Pelléas et […]
- Maewo
/mɑːˈeɪwəʊ/ noun 1. an almost uninhabited island in Vanuatu Also called Aurora
- Maf
/mæf/ noun acronym (in New Zealand) 1. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 1. macrophage-activating factor 2. Midland [TX] International Airport 3. million acre-feet
- Mafeking
[mah-fi-king] /ˈmɑ fɪˌkɪŋ/ noun 1. a town in N Republic of South Africa: former administrative seat of Bechuanaland; besieged for 217 days by Boers 1899–1900. /ˈmæfɪˌkɪŋ/ noun 1. the former name (until 1980) of Mafikeng
- Mafenide
[muh-fen-ahyd] /məˈfɛn aɪd/ Pharmacology. 1. an antibacterial substance, C 7 H 1 0 N 2 O 2 S, prepared in cream form and used topically, along with other treatments, on second- to third-degree burns to reduce bacterial growth.