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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

“I was certainly going to disrupt the space,” Freytag says.

From The Verge • Jan. 6, 2020

Walmoden, who succeeded Freytag, might have avoided the battle of Hondschoote on the 8th; he fought in obedience to York's orders and was defeated with heavy loss.

From The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration by Poole, Reginald Lane

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