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EDWARD LEAR
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• EDWARD LEAR (noun)
The noun EDWARD LEAR has 1 sense:
1. British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
Familiarity information: EDWARD LEAR used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Edward Lear; Lear
Instance hypernyms:
artist; creative person (a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination)
humorist; humourist (someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way)
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