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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)
- (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
- (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?
Declension
Declension of Schauspielerei
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