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Rabelaisianism Definition


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Rabelaisian
noun
    1. A follower, admirer or student of the French satirical writer François Rabelais (c.1494‐1553).
adj
    1a. Relating to, or characteristic of the works of Rabelais, especially in being satirical and coarsely humorous;
      Thesaurus: lusty, lewd, indecent, vulgar, coarse, bawdy, blue, risqué, ribald, scabrous.
    1b. Coarsely indecent; bawdy.
Derivative: Rabelaisianism
noun
    Etymology: 19c.



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