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IAGO

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Overview

IAGO (noun)
  The noun IAGO has 1 sense:

1. the villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wifeplay

  Familiarity information: IAGO used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


IAGO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife

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))


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