Who is Falstaff? (original) (raw)

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Pronunciation (US): Play (GB): Play

I. (noun)

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Meaning:

A dissolute character in Shakespeare's playsplay

Synonyms:

Falstaff; Sir John Falstaff

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))

Derivation:

Falstaffian (of or resembling Falstaff)

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