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View synonyms for Congreve
Congreve
[ kon-greev, kong- ]
noun
- William, 1670–1729, English dramatist.
- Sir William, 1772–1828, English engineer and inventor.
Congreve
/ ˈkɒŋɡriːv /
noun
- CongreveWilliam16701729MEnglishTHEATRE: dramatist William. 1670–1729, English dramatist, a major exponent of Restoration comedy; author of Love for Love (1695) and The Way of the World (1700)
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"We turn them up and we measure them, they're dead pretty quickly," says Mr Congreve.
From BBC
At times they call to mind one of Congreve’s or Sheridan’s comedies of manners.
From New York Times
Any woman of a certain age in anything by Shakespeare, Dickens, Congreve, Dryden or Sheridan.
From New York Times
Also playing to her comedic strengths was the role of Lady Wishfort in “The Way of the World,” a comedy of manners by the 18th-century British dramatist William Congreve.
From Washington Post
Music is often thought of as inherently good, a view exemplified in the playwright Wilhelm Congreve's oft-cited aphorism "music hath charms to soothe a savage breast."
From Salon
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