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Freytag

American  
[frahy-tahk] / ˈfraɪ tɑk /

noun

  1. Gustav 1816–95, German novelist, playwright, and journalist.


Freytag British  
/ ˈfraitaːk /

noun

  1. Gustav (ˈɡʊstaf). 1816–95, German novelist and dramatist; author of the comedy Die Journalisten (1853) and Soll und Haben (1855), a novel about German commercial life

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In ballet, Freytag said, the body is required to be in peak athletic condition.

From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2021

Several at the rally doubted those conclusions - Freytag called it all “scare tactics.”

From Washington Times ● Jul. 25, 2020

It's also the form of three-act structure in drama, initially formalized by Gustav Freytag in the 1800s.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 11, 2020

“These announcements will continue to happen,” says Loaded founder Brandon Freytag.

From The Verge ● Jan. 6, 2020

The army of Freytag fell back upon the village of Hondschoote and stood there in full force upon the morning of Sunday, the 8th of September.

From The French Revolution by Hilaire Belloc

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