Parsifal

[ pahr-suh-fuhl, -fahl ]

noun
  1. (italics) an opera (composed 1877–82; premiere 1882) by Richard Wagner.

  2. Teutonic Legend, Arthurian Legend. Percival (def. 1).

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British Dictionary definitions for Parsifal

Parsifal

Parzival

/ (ˈpɑːsɪfəl, -ˌfɑːl) /


noun
  1. German myth the hero of a medieval cycle of legends about the Holy Grail: English eqivalent: Percival

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