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GUINEVERE
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• GUINEVERE (noun)
The noun GUINEVERE has 1 sense:
1. (Arthurian legend) wife of King Arthur; in some versions of the legend she became Lancelot's lover and that led to the end of the Knights of the Round Table
Familiarity information: GUINEVERE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Arthurian legend) wife of King Arthur; in some versions of the legend she became Lancelot's lover and that led to the end of the Knights of the Round Table
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Guenevere; Guinevere
Instance hypernyms:
character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))
Domain category:
Arthurian legend (the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot)
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