JOHN DRYDEN

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• JOHN DRYDEN (noun)
  The noun JOHN DRYDEN has 1 sense:

1. the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)

  Familiarity information: JOHN DRYDEN used as a noun is very rare.

• JOHN DRYDEN (noun)

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))