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Straus

(straʊs)
n
(Biography) Oscar (ɔskar). 1870–1954, French composer, born in Austria, noted for such operettas as Waltz Dream (1907) and The Chocolate Soldier (1908)
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Straus

(straʊs, ʃtraʊs)

n.
Oscar, 1870–1954, French composer.
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