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drammaturgo

playwright

noun drahm-mah-TOOR-goh Less Common

Origin: from Greek 'dramatourgos', play-maker

Also means

dramatist

Usage Note

Drammaturgo is a playwright; the feminine is drammaturga and, because -go is preceded by a consonant, the masculine plural keeps the hard sound as drammaturghi. It comes from Greek and pairs with drammaturgia ('dramaturgy').

Examples

"Goldoni fu un grande drammaturgo."

Natural Translation

Goldoni was a great playwright.

Literal Translation

Goldoni was a great playwright.

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