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Sturm und Drang (s̸hto̵orm′ o̵ont dräŋ′)
an early romantic movement in 18th-cent. German literature and music
Etymology: Ger < Wirrwarr, oder Sturm und Drang, lit., Confusion, or Storm and Stress, play by F. M. v. Klinger (1752-1831), Ger dramatist
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