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- noun law, dated The exclusive
right toperform a dramatic work - noun Common misspelling of
playwright .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I thought he was more of a playright... and therefore I could believe he might be the lyricist.
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Howard Zinn 1922-2010 Historian, playright, and impassioned social activist Howard Zinn died yesterday at the age of 87.
Omni Daily News: Remembering J.D. Salinger, Howard Zinn, Louis Auchincloss Omnivoracious 2010
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Howard Zinn 1922-2010 Historian, playright, and impassioned social activist Howard Zinn died yesterday at the age of 87.
Shelfari: Omnivoracious 2010
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Shearman is an international award-winning theatrical playright, was appointed resident dramatist at the Northcott Theatre in Exeter and his plays have been produced on both the stage and radio.
Twelfth Planet Press announces a new collection editormum 2008
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The story is focused on a single day in the life of an unnamed narrator, a playright who is staying over at the Dublin home of her closest friend of 20 years, an actress named Molly Fox.
Dr. Irene S. Levine: Deirdre Madden: Relationships with Family Help Shape Our Friendships 2010
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But Israel is the devil and Hamas is good, Amen! In the meantime a 70-year old left-wing playright is allowed to desecrate the history of the Jews.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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David Mamet is by all accounts a brilliant playright.
David Mamet writes about "this worldview with which I now found myself disenchanted: that everything is always wrong." Ann Althouse 2008
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Dennis Potter was a maverick playright who wrote one-off dramas and mini-series for TV.
The Truth Will Out. Fathorse 2008
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We'll also bring you a few special guests, including Veronica Arreola (WIMN board member and Chicago Parentblogger), Paula Kamen (WIMN's Voices blogger and Chicago author and playright), Gwynn Cassidy (Real Hot 100 cofounder), and others.
Jennifer L. Pozner: Feminist Blogging at the YearlyKos Conference 2008
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Vălean (both playright and directors in the same time); but also the intresting and innovatory work of the directors themselves, like Theo Herghelegiu and Vlad
Theatrical and Anti-Theatrical Aesthetics in Romania Today 2007
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