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dramaturg

/ˈdræmətɜːrɡ/ /ˈdrɑːmətɜːrɡ/

Meanings
noun
Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.

Examples :

"The school's dramaturg worked with the student actors to adapt a classic play for the upcoming production. "
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noun
A literary adviser or editor in a theater, opera, or film company that researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and printed programs (or helps others with these tasks), consults with authors, and does public relations work.

Examples :

"The theater company hired a dramaturg to research the historical context of the play and advise the director on its interpretation. "
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Related Words

Illustration playwright

playwright noun

/ˈpleɪˌɹaɪt/

A writer and creator of theatrical plays.

"The playwright wrote a funny play for the school drama club to perform. "

Illustration interpretation

interpretation noun

/ɪntəpɹəˈteɪʃən/ /ɪntɚpɹəˈteɪʃən/

An act of interpreting or explaining what is obscure; a translation; a version; a construction.

"the interpretation of a dream, or of an enigma."

Illustration researches

researches noun

/rɪˈsɜːrtʃɪz/ /riˈsɜːrtʃɪz/

Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.

"The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people."

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration relations

relations noun

/ɹɪˈleɪʃənz/

The manner in which two things may be associated.

"The relation between diet and health is complex."

Illustration historical

historical noun

/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/ /hɪˈstɔːɹɪkəl/

A historical romance.

"The historical romance novel was a bestseller in the bookstore. "

Illustration specific

specific noun

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/

A distinguishing attribute or quality.

"The specific of her success was her dedication to studying. "

Illustration upcoming

upcoming noun

/ˌʌpˈkʌmɪŋ/ /ʌpˈkʌmɪŋ/

The act of coming up.

"The upcoming school holiday is a welcome break for the students. "

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connected verb

/kəˈnɛktɪd/

(of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.

"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."

Illustration dramatist

dramatist noun

/ˈdræmətɪst/ /ˈdrɑːmətɪst/

A writer and creator of theatrical plays.

"The school's drama club hired a well-known dramatist to write a new play. "

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interprets verb

/ɪnˈtɜːrprɪts/ /ɪnˈtɜːrprəts/

To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms. applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.

"to interpret an Indian speech"

Illustration production

production noun

/pɹəˈdʌkʃən/

The act of producing, making or creating something.

"The widget making machine is being used for production now."