(1912–94), Romanian-born French playwright, a leading exponent of the Theatre of the Absurd. Notable plays: The Bald Prima Donna (1950), Rhinoceros (1960).
Definition of Ionesco, Eugène in US English:
Ionesco, Eugène
proper nounˌēəˈneskō
(1912–94), French playwright; born in Romania; a leading exponent of the theater of the absurd. Notable plays: The Bald Soprano (1949), Rhinoceros (1959), and Exit the King (1962).