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conductorless en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English conductor Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English conductorless From conductor + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Lacking a conductor
    • The Concertante di Chicago, our town's conductorless chamber orchestra, will be sharing Purcell, Britten, Haydn, and Handel works this afternoon in their fall concert. 1988 September 16, Achy Obejas, “Calendar”, in Chicago Reader: