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GRAND GUIGNOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Grand Guignol mean?
• GRAND GUIGNOL (noun)
The noun GRAND GUIGNOL has 1 sense:
1. a play of a macabre or horrific nature
Familiarity information: GRAND GUIGNOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A play of a macabre or horrific nature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Grand Guignol" is a kind of...):
drama; dramatic play; play (a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage)
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