navigable
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nav·i·ga·ble
/ ˈnavigəbəl/
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adj.
1.
(of a waterway or sea) able to be sailed on by ships or boats.
∎
(of a track or road) suitable for transportation; passable:
those minor roads would be navigable in emergencies.
∎
(esp. of a Web site) easy to get around in; maneuverable:
a navigable Web browser.
2.
(of a vessel) properly equipped, maintained, and operated.
DERIVATIVES:
nav·i·ga·bil·i·ty
/ ˌnavəgəˈbilitē/ n.
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On the path of Jean Sibelius
Magazine article from: Scandinavian Review; 4/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...delightful to find Sibelius himself refuting...your Janne Not even Sibelius's imagination...1885-1889), Sibelius, who had been christened Johan Christian Julius (not Johan Julius...stated), adopted "Jean" as his professional...
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Jean Sibelius: The Hameenlinna Letters: Scenes from a Musical Life, 1874-1895.(Review)
Magazine article from: Notes; 12/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...first volume of whose Sibelius biography has hitherto...new information about Sibelius's formative years...s recent biography, Jean Sibelius [London: Phaidon Press...was christened Johan Christian Julius Sibelius. (Most biographical...
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Jean Sibelius: A Guide to Research.(Review)
Magazine article from: Notes; 12/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...first volume of whose Sibelius biography has hitherto...new information about Sibelius's formative years...s recent biography, Jean Sibelius [London: Phaidon Press...was christened Johan Christian Julius Sibelius. (Most biographical...
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 9/20/1999; 558 words
; ...1947; Nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, 1949; Jean Julius Christian Sibelius, composer, 1957; George Seferis (Giorgos Stylianou...Seferiades), poet and diplomat, 1971; Jule Styne (Julius Kerwin Stein), songwriter and composer, 1994...
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Anniversaries: 8th December 1995
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 12/8/1995; 489 words
; ...1861; Georges Melies, cinema pioneer, 1861; Georges-Leon Jules-Marie Feydeau, playwright, 1862; Jean Julius Christian Sibelius, composer, 1865; James Grover Thurber, wit and cartoonist, 1894. Deaths: Adriaan Willaert, composer...
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FEBRUARY 2 -- Chamber mu ...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/5/2006; 700+ words
; ...Smith Performing Arts Center. Jean-Paul Fouchecourt and the...conducts Sergey Khatchatryan in Sibelius's violin concerto. 4...with Ian Bostridge, tenor; Julius Drake, piano. 8 p.m. Library...Yuri Temirkanov, conductor; Christian Blackshaw, piano. 24...
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Jean Julius Christian Sibelius
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Jean Julius Christian Sibelius Jean, Julius Christian Sibelius (1865-1957) was one of the leading postromantic composers and Finland's greatest musician. His music is both nationalistic and universal and is most effective in conveying mood...
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Sibelius, Jean Julius Christian
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Sibelius, Jean Julius Christian (1865–1957) Finnish composer whose work represents the culmination of nationalism in Finnish music. He wrote chamber...
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Sibelius, Jean
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Sibelius, Jean [ Johan Julius Christian Sibelius ] ( b Hämeenlinna (Tavastehus), 1865; d J...Janne by his friends and later adopted first name of an uncle, Jean Sibelius. Comp. as a child before he had technical instruction...
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