Schauspielerei

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German

Etymology

Schauspieler +‎ -ei

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Schau‧spie‧le‧rei
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Schauspielerei f (genitive Schauspielerei, plural Schauspielereien)

  1. (uncountable) acting profession
    • 1899, Oskar Panizza, Zürcher Diskußjonen, Verlag Zürcher Diskußjonen, number 22, page 6:
      Und ferner, was von großer Bedeutung ist, die Schauspielerei ist keine eigentlich produktive Kunst […]
      And in addition, which is of great importance, the acting profession is not an actual productive art
  2. (colloquial, often derogatory, countable) acting, playacting
    • 1864, Levin Schücking, Die schwarz-weiße Perle, in: Die Gartenlaube, Ernst Keil, year 1864, page 467:
      Wie lange soll diese Schauspielerei dauern?
      How long is this playacting supposed to continue?

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