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DEAN SWIFT
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• DEAN SWIFT (noun)
The noun DEAN SWIFT has 1 sense:
1. an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
Familiarity information: DEAN SWIFT used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
An English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Dean Swift; Jonathan Swift; Swift
Instance hypernyms:
ironist; ridiculer; satirist (a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm)
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