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FALSTAFF
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• FALSTAFF (noun)
The noun FALSTAFF has 1 sense:
1. a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays
Familiarity information: FALSTAFF used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Falstaff; Sir John Falstaff
Instance hypernyms:
character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))
Derivation:
Falstaffian (of or resembling Falstaff)
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