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JOHN MILTON
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• JOHN MILTON (noun)
The noun JOHN MILTON has 1 sense:
1. English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
Familiarity information: JOHN MILTON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
John Milton; Milton
Instance hypernyms:
poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))
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