"Chagall" meaning in English

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Proper name

enPR: shə-gälʹ Etymology: From a French surname of Hebrew origin. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Chagall
  1. A surname from French; (art) used specifically of Marc Chagall (1887–1985), a Russian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin, renown for his use of colors and as a pioneer of modernism, incorporating elements of symbolism, fauvism, and cubism. Categories (topical): Art Derived forms: Chagallesque [adjective], Chagallian [adjective]
    Sense id: en-Chagall-en-name-R~8P20qX Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41

Noun

Forms: Chagalls [plural]
enPR: shə-gälʹ Etymology: From a French surname of Hebrew origin. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chagall (plural Chagalls)
  1. An artwork, or a copy of one, by the famous artist Marc Chagall.
    Sense id: en-Chagall-en-noun-V88d-p9J

Inflected forms

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