Rabelaisian

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Rabelaisan

Etymology[edit]

Calque of French rabelaisien.

Adjective[edit]

Rabelaisian (comparative more Rabelaisian, superlative most Rabelaisian)

Pertaining to the works of Rabelais. Specifically, it means a style of satirical humour characterized by exaggerated characters and coarse jokes.

Translations[edit]

Pertaining to the works of Rabelais

French: rabelaisien (fr)

German: Rabelais'sch (de), Rabelaissch (de)
Russian: раблезианский (ru) (rableziánskij) m

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