Rabelais
[ rab-uh-ley, rab-uh-ley; French ra-ble ]
/ Ë?ræb əˌleɪ, ËŒræb É™Ë?leɪ; French raË?blÉ› /
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noun
Fran·çois [frahn-swa], /frÉ‘Ì?Ë?swa/, c1490–1553, French satirist and humorist.
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rabblement, rabble-rouse, rabble-rouser, rabble-rousing, Rabe, Rabelais, Rabelais, François, Rabelaisian, Rabi, Rabia, rabid
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Rabelais
/ (Ë?ræbəˌleɪ, French rablÉ›) /
noun
François (frÉ‘Ì?swa). ?1494–1553, French writer. His written works, esp Gargantua and Pantagruel (1534), contain a lively mixture of earthy wit, common sense, and satire
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