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Lear

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Noun

1. edward lear, lear

British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)

2. king lear, lear

the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lear

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noun
Edward. 1812–88, English humorist and painter, noted for his illustrated nonsense poems and limericks

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Lear

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noun
see King Lear
Edward1812-88; Eng. humorist, illustrator, & painter

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lear

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n.
The protagonist in Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear, based on a legendary king of Britain.
British artist and writer of nonsense verse, included in such works as his first Book of Nonsense (1846).

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