pantagru'elic

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Pantagruel (pænˈtæɡruːɛl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a gigantic prince, noted for his ironical buffoonery, in Rabelais' satire Gargantua and Pantagruel (1534)
 
Pantagru'elian
 
adj
 
Pantagru'elic
 
adj
 
Panta'gruelism
 
n
 
Panta'gruelist
 
n

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