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Pan•tag•ru•el
(pan tag′ro̅o̅ el′, -əl, pan′tə gro̅o̅′əl; Fr. pän ta gry el′),USA pronunciation n. Pan•ta•gru•el•i•an
(pan′tə gro̅o̅ el′ē ən),USA pronunciation adj.
Pan′ta•gru•el′i•cal•ly, adv.
Pan•ta•gru•el•ism
(pan′tə gro̅o̅′ə liz′əm, pan tag′ro̅o̅ ə liz′əm),USA pronunciation n.
Pan′ta•gru′el•ist, n.
- Literature(in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- Literature(italics) a satirical novel (1532) by Rabelais. Cf. Gargantua.
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