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THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON

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THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON (noun)
  The noun THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON has 1 sense:

1. Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)play

  Familiarity information: THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Crichton; James Crichton; The Admirable Crichton

Instance hypernyms:

bookman; scholar; scholarly person; student (a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines)


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