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LEAR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters

Synonyms:

King Lear; Lear

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))

Sense 2

Meaning:

British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)

Synonyms:

Edward Lear; Lear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

artist; creative person (a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination)

humorist; humourist (someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way)

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