Conductorial

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of a conductor (especially one who directs an orchestra)

    "If it had a flaw, it was in a tendency toward workaday tepidness. Mr. Maazel, for his part, gave a focused, dignified reading, and forbore from striking his repertory of conductorial poses until the score’s final page."

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"If it had a flaw, it was in a tendency toward workaday tepidness. Mr. Maazel, for his part, gave a focused, dignified reading, and forbore from striking his repertory of conductorial poses until the score’s final page."

Etymology

From conductor + -ial.

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