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BEOWULF
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• BEOWULF (noun)
The noun BEOWULF has 1 sense:
1. the legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon
Familiarity information: BEOWULF used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
The legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))
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