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Wedekind

American  
[vey-duh-kint] / ˈveɪ dəˌkɪnt /

noun

  1. Frank 1864–1918, German poet and dramatist.


Wedekind British  
/ ˈveːdəkɪnt /

noun

  1. Frank. 1864–1918, German dramatist, whose plays, such as The Awakening of Spring (1891) and Pandora's Box (1904), bitterly satirize the sexual repressiveness of society

"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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“Decertification was never a factor in the lockout,” Exxon attorney Eva Shih said in opening remarks to Administrative Law Judge Jeffrey Wedekind.

From Reuters Feb. 14, 2023

Spring Awakening” is based on the 1891 German Expressionist play by Frank Wedekind, originally adapted for Broadway in 2006 with music by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 21, 2016

Reed based his lyrical narrative on two plays written by German playwright Frank Wedekind.

From Salon Feb. 7, 2015

Research by the Swiss biologist Claus Wedekind and other scholars suggest that humans have an unconscious mechanism to select a suitable genetic mate.

From New York Times Jul. 14, 2011

No doubt, after bitter experience, Wedekind discovered that his bitterest foe was himself.

From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by Huneker, James

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