REGAN

Meaning of REGAN in English

the king's deceitful middle daughter, in William Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear. A sadistic woman who fawns on and then humiliates her father, Regan is eventually poisoned by the equally hypocritical Goneril. Both of Cordelia's older sisters provide a marked contrast to Cordelia's honesty and loyalty.

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REGAN — /ree"geuhn/ , n. (in Shakespeare's King Lear ) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters. Cf. Cordelia (def. 1), Goneril …
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REGAN — n. female first name; family name; Lear's youngest daughter in Shakespeare's play "King Lear"; Ronald Regan (1911-2004), 40th president of …
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REGAN — Regan BrE AmE ˈriːɡ ə n
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REGAN — Re ‧ gan /ˈriːɡən/ BrE AmE one of King Lear's daughters in the play King Lear by William ↑ Shakespeare …
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REGAN — Classification: City Located in: North Dakota (ND) Total Population (2000): 43 Total Housing Units (2000): 32 Land Area (square meters): …
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REGAN — n Реган, Риган, Регана ( женское имя )
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REGAN — (n) реган; регана; риган
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REGAN — n Реган, Риган, Регана ( женское имя )
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REGAN — n Реган, Риган, Регана ( женское имя )
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REGAN, DONALD — (1918-2003) Риган, Дональд Финансист, государственный деятель. Президент финансовой фирмы "Меррилл Линч" [Merrill Lynch and Co., Inc.]. Занимал важные посты в администрации …
REGAN, DONALD — (1918-2003) Риган, Дональд Финансист, государственный деятель. Президент финансовой фирмы "Меррилл Линч" [Merrill Lynch and Co., Inc.]. Занимал важные посты в …
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RAIN — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English reyn, from Old English regn, rēn; akin to Old High German regan …
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SURNAME — I. ˈsərˌnām, ˈsə̄ˌ-, ˈsəiˌ- noun Etymology: Middle English, from sur- + name 1. a. : a name added onto an …
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RAIN — I. ˈrān noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English reyn, from Old English regn, rēn; akin to …
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GONERIL — /gon"euhr il/ , n. (in Shakespeare's King Lear ) the elder of Lear's two faithless daughters. Cf. Cordelia, Regan .
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REAGAN, NANCY — born July 6, 1921, according to school records; b. July 6, 1923, according to official sources, New York City, New …
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LEAR — legendary British king and central character of William Shakespeare's /a>King Lear. One of the most moving of Shakespeare's tragic figures, …
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KING LEAR — tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, performed in 160506 and published in a quarto edition in 1608, from an …
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GONERIL — Gon ‧ e ‧ ril /ˈɡɒnərɪl $ ˈɡɑː-/ BrE AmE one of King Lear's daughters in the play ↑ King …
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KING LEAR — a play by William Shakespeare first performed c. 1605. It is a tragedy about Lear, a British king who divides …
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