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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEBUSCOPE

De "bu *scope, n. Etym: [From the inventor, Debus, a French optician +-scope. ] (Opt. )

 

Defn: A modification of the kaleidoscope; -- used to reflect images so as to form beautiful designs.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

debus

debus |diːˈbʌs | verb ( debuses, debussing, debussed ) [ no obj. ] Brit., chiefly military slang alight from a motor vehicle. [ with obj. ] unload (personnel or stores ) from a vehicle.

 

Debussy, Claude

De bus sy, Claude |ˌdebyo͝oˈsē, ˌdā -dɛˈbjʊsi | (1862 –1918 ), French composer and critic; full name Achille Claude Debussy. He incorporated the ideas of impressionist art and symbolist poetry into music, using melodies based on the whole-tone scale and delicate harmonies that exploit overtones.

 

Oxford Dictionary

debus

debus |diːˈbʌs | verb ( debuses, debussing, debussed ) [ no obj. ] Brit., chiefly military slang alight from a motor vehicle. [ with obj. ] unload (personnel or stores ) from a vehicle.

 

Debussy, Claude

Debussy, Claude |dəˈb (j )uːsi, French dəbysi | (1862 –1918 ), French composer and critic; full name Achille Claude Debussy. Debussy carried the ideas of Impressionist art and symbolist poetry into music, using melodies based on the whole-tone scale and delicate harmonies exploiting overtones. Notable works: Prélude à l'après -midi d'un faune (1894 ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Debussy

De bus sy Eigenname |dəbyˈsiː |französischer Komponist

 

French Dictionary

débusquer

débusquer v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Faire sortir le gibier du bois. 2 figuré Chasser d ’une position à l ’écart, d ’un lieu protégé. aimer