Mei•ster•sing•er
Pronunciation: (mī'stur-sing"ur, -zing"-), [key]
— pl. -sing•er, -sing•ers
- a member of one of the guilds, chiefly of workingmen, established during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries in the principal cities of Germany, for the cultivation of poetry and music.
- (italics)Die (dē), an opera (1867) by Richard Wagner.
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