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Kleist

[ klahyst ]
/ klaɪst /

noun

(Bernd) Hein·rich (Wil·helm) von [bernt -hahyn-rikh -vil-helm fuhn], /bɛrnt ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/, 1777–1811, German poet, dramatist, and story writer.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Kleist

Kleist·i·an, adjective

Words nearby Kleist

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Kleist
/ (klaɪst) /

noun

(Bernd) Heinrich (Wilhelm) von (ˈhainrɪç fɔn). 1777–1811, German dramatist, poet, and short-story writer. His plays include The Broken Pitcher (1808), Penthesilea (1808), and The Prince of Homburg (published 1821)
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