Wedekind

American  

[vay-duh-kint] / ˈveɪ dəˌkɪnt /

noun

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

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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

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Wedekind

"That, of course, is what makes them so attractive for young people, especially for youths living in rural areas," said Enrico Wedekind, a curator at Berlin's DDR Museum who for years rode a Simson himself.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

“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

The seminal work, with a libretto by Berg adapted from two plays by Frank Wedekind, proved an ideal fit for Mr. Kentridge’s darkly fantastical artistic sensibility.

From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2015

This Ernest, in reality the Graf von Trautenau, is an idealist of the type that Wedekind is fond of delineating.

From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by James Huneker

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