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BRECHT

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Overview

BRECHT (noun)
  The noun BRECHT has 1 sense:

1. German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956)play

  Familiarity information: BRECHT used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


BRECHT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Bertolt Brecht; Brecht

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)

poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))


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