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Definition: PANTAGRUELISM

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The theory or practice of the medical profession; -- used in burlesque or ridicule.[Websters]
2. An assumption of buffoonery to cover some serious purpose.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Pantagruelism" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1518. (references)

Note: Pantagruelism \Pan*tag"ru*el*ism\, noun. [From Pantagruel, one of the characters of Rabelais.]. (references)

Definition: PANTAGRUELISM

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The theory or practice of the medical profession; -- used in burlesque or ridicule.[Websters]
2. An assumption of buffoonery to cover some serious purpose.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "PANTAGRUELISM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1518. (references)

Note: Pantagruelism \Pan*tag"ru*el*ism\, noun. [From Pantagruel, one of the characters of Rabelais.]. (references)