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Theatre of the Absurd

Theatre of the Absurd proper noun: a primarily European style of absurdist theatre of the late 1950s, focusing on existentialism and the breakdowns arising from a lack of meaning or purpose.

Proper noun

Theatre of the Absurd

  1. A primarily European style of absurdist theatre of the late 1950s, focusing on existentialism and the breakdowns arising from a lack of meaning or purpose.

Questions about Theatre of the Absurd

What does Theatre of the Absurd mean?
Theatre of the Absurd means a primarily European style of absurdist theatre of the late 1950s, focusing on existentialism and the breakdowns arising from a lack of meaning or purpose.
What part of speech is Theatre of the Absurd?
Theatre of the Absurd is a proper noun.

Words near Theatre of the Absurd in the dictionary

  1. theatre
  2. theatre blues
  3. theatre in the round
  4. theatre kid
  5. theatre kids
  6. Theatre of the Absurd
  7. theatre of war
  8. theatre organ
  9. theatre organs
  10. theatre-core
  11. theatre-goer

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