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KLEIST
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• KLEIST (noun)
The noun KLEIST has 1 sense:
1. German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811)
Familiarity information: KLEIST used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist; Heinrich von Kleist; Kleist
Instance hypernyms:
dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)
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