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Rabelaisian (iou)



Rabelaisian adjective & noun. E19.
[from Rabelais (see below) + -IAN.]
A. adjective. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling the French satirist Fran?ois Rabelais (c 1494-1553) or his writing; marked by exuberant imagination and language, coarse humour, and satire. E19.
B. noun. An admirer or student of Rabelais or his writing. L19.
Rabelaisianism noun the characteristic style or attitude of Rabelais; a Rabelaisian feature or characteristic: L19.
Rabelaism noun Rabelaisianism E19.