"Cagean" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Cagean [comparative], most Cagean [superlative]
Etymology: Cage + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Cage|an}} Cage + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Cagean (comparative more Cagean, superlative most Cagean)
  1. Of or relating to John Milton Cage Jr. (1912–1992), American composer, music theorist, writer, and artist, known as a pioneer of indeterminacy in music, and for the non-standard use of musical instruments.

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