Goethe

/ˈgʌtə/
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Other forms: Goethes

Definitions of Goethe
  1. noun
    German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)
    synonyms: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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    example of:
    dramatist, dramaturge, playwright
    someone who writes plays
    novelist
    one who writes novels
    poet
    a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
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