RABELAIS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553)

Synonyms:

Francois Rabelais; Rabelais

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

ironist; ridiculer; satirist (a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm)

Derivation:

Rabelaisian (of or relating to or characteristic of Francois Rabelais or his works)

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