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Bühnensprache

stage language; standard stage diction

noun BYUE-nen-shpra-kheh Rare
Arts & Culture Performance

Usage Note

Bühnensprache is the prestige pronunciation standard for German-language theatre, codified in the Duden 'Aussprachewörterbuch'. Actors are trained in it to ensure clarity across large auditoria and regional dialect differences.

Examples

"An der Schauspielschule lernte er die klassische Bühnensprache."

Natural Translation

At drama school he learned classical stage diction.

Literal Translation

At the acting-school learned he the classical stage-language.

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