different between dramaturgic vs dramaturge

English

Etymology

dramaturgy +? -ic

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?æm.??t??.d??k/, /?d???.m??t??.d??k/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d??.m??t?.d??k/, /?d?æm.?.t?.d??k/

Adjective

dramaturgic (comparative more dramaturgic, superlative most dramaturgic)

1. Of or relating to the art of dramatic composition for the stage.

Synonyms

• (of the art of dramatic composition): dramaturgical

Related terms

• dramaturgical
• dramaturgy

Translations

English

Etymology

• Definition 1: Borrowed from French dramaturge.
• Definition 2: Borrowed from German Dramaturg.

Noun

dramaturge (plural dramaturges)

1. (rare, theater) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.

   Synonym: dramaturgist

2. (rare, theater) 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.

   Synonym: dramaturg

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Translations

Verb

dramaturge (third-person singular simple present dramaturges, present participle dramaturging, simple past and past participle dramaturged)

1. (transitive, intransitive, rare, theater) To act as a dramaturge.

Further reading

• dramaturge in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ???????????? (dramatourgós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?a.ma.ty??/

Noun

dramaturge m or f (plural dramaturges)

1. (theater) playwright (writer of plays for the theatre)

Related terms

• dramaturgie
• dramaturgique

Further reading

• “dramaturge” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).