PANTAGRUEL

Meaning of PANTAGRUEL in English

noun Etymology: French Date: 1598 the huge son of Gargantua in Rabelais's ~ , ~ian adjective

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PANTAGRUEL — Pantagruel n Pantagruel
Interlingua English vocab
PANTAGRUEL — — Pantagruelian /pan'teuh grooh el"ee euhn/ , adj. — Pantagruelically , adv. — Pantagruelism /pan'teuh grooh"euh liz'euhm, pan tag"rooh euh …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PANTAGRUEL — noun Etymology: French Date: 1598 : the huge son of Gargantua in Rabelais's Pantagruel • Pan·ta·gru·el·ian ˌpan-tə-grü-ˈe-lē-ən, (ˌ)pan-ˌta-grə-ˈwe- adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PANTAGRUEL — [Pan.ta.gru.el] n [F]: the huge son of Gargantua in Rabelais's Pantagruel -- Pan.ta.gru.el.ian adj -- Pan.ta.gru.el.ism n -- Pan.ta.gru.el.ist n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PANTAGRUEL — Pantagruel BrE AmE ˌpænt ə ɡru ˈel ˈ••ɡru‿ ə l AmE pæn ˈtæɡ ru el ˌpæn t̬ ə ˈɡruː‿ ə …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PANTAGRUEL — Pronunciation: ˌ pan-t ə - ' grü- ə l; pan- ' ta-gr ə -w ə l, - ˌ wel Function: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GARGANTUA AND PANTAGRUEL — Гаргантюа и Пантагрюэль
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PANTAGRUELIAN — adjective see: Pantagruel
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RABELAIS, FRANÇOIS — born с 1494, Poitou, France died probably April 9, 1553, Paris French writer and priest. After apparently studying law, he …
Английский словарь Британика
PANTAGRUELIST — -_lə̇st noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: French pantagruéliste, from Pantagruel + French -iste -ist : one who …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PANTAGRUELISM — ˌpantəˈgrüəˌlizəm, pan.ˈtagrüəˌl- noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: French pantagruélisme, from Pantagruel + French -isme -ism : buffoonery …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PANTAGRUELIAN — |pantəˌgrü|elēən adjective also pan·ta·gru·el·ic -lik Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: pantagruelian from Pantagruel, coarsely humorous and gigantic son of Gargantua in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PANURGE — — panurgic , adj. /pan errj"/ ; Fr. /pann nyuurddzh"/ , n. (in Rabelais' Pantagruel ) a rascal, the companion …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GARGANTUA — /gahr gan"chooh euh/ , n. 1. an amiable giant and king, noted for his enormous capacity for food and drink, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RABELAIS — n. family name; Francois Rabelais (c.1490-1553), French writer, author of "Gargantua" and "Pantagruel"
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PANTAGRUELIAN — n. enormous son of Gargantua (in the story "Pantagruel" written by the French writer Rabelais)
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FRANCOIS RABELAIS — n. (c.1490-1553) French writer, author of "Gargantua" and "Pantagruel"
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PANTAGRUELIAN — see Pantagruel
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PANTAGRUELIAN — [ ˌpantəgru:'ɛlɪən ] ■ adjective rare enormous. Origin C17: from Pantagruel (the name of a giant in Rabelais' novel Pantagruel …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PANURGE — [Pan.urge] n [F]: a witty rascal and companion of Pantagruel in Rabelais's Pantagruel
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARODY — (Greek paroida, a song sung alongside another), in literature, a form of satirical criticism or comic mockery that imitates the …
Britannica English vocabulary
ENCYCLOPAEDIA — also spelled Encyclopedia (from Greek enkyklios paideia, general education), reference work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or …
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BLACK HUMOUR — also called Black Comedy, writing that juxtaposes morbid or ghastly elements with comical ones. Though in 1940 the French Surrealist …
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RABELAIS, FRANOIS — born c. 1494, , Poitou, France died , probably April 9, 1553, Paris pseudonym Alcofribas Nasier French writer and priest …
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FRENCH LITERATURE: ENTERING THE 19TH CENTURY — Entering the 19th century: from the Revolution to 1850 Revolution and empire The French Revolution of 1789 provided no clean …
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RABELAIS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RABELAIS, FRANÇOIS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RABELAIS, FRANÇOIS — born 0441; 1494, Poitou, France died probably April 9, 1553, Paris French writer and priest. After apparently studying law, he …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GIANT — n. 25B6; noun the forest giant had died : COLOSSUS, man mountain, behemoth, Brobdingnagian, mammoth, monster; informal jumbo. See list. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
РАБЛЕ — (Rabelais, Francois) (ок. 1494 - ок. 1553), крупнейший представитель литературы французского Возрождения, прославленный автор сатирических повествований Гаргантюа (Gargantua) и Пантагрюэль …
Русский словарь Colier

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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