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DRYDEN
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• DRYDEN (noun)
The noun DRYDEN has 1 sense:
1. the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
Familiarity information: DRYDEN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
The outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Dryden; John Dryden
Instance hypernyms:
dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)
poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))
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