Dürrenmatt

[ doo r-uh n-maht, dyoo r-; German dyr-uh n-maht ]
/ ˈdʊər ənˌmɑt, ˈdyʊər-; German ˈdür ənˌmɑt /

noun

Frie·drich [freed-rik; German free-drikh] /ˈfrid rɪk; German ˈfri drɪx/,1921–90, Swiss dramatist and novelist.

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British Dictionary definitions for durrenmatt

Dürrenmatt
/ (ˈdyrənmat) /

noun

Friedrich (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1921–90, Swiss dramatist and writer of detective stories, noted for his grotesque and paradoxical treatment of the modern world: author of The Visit (1956) and The Physicists (1962)
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