Rabelais

[ rab-uh-ley, rab-uh-ley; French ra-ble ]

/ ˈræb əˌleɪ, ˌræb əˈleɪ; French raˈblɛ /

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noun

Fran·çois

[frahn-swa], /frɑ̃ˈswa/, c1490–1553, French satirist and humorist.

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Words nearby Rabelais

rabblement, rabble-rouse, rabble-rouser, rabble-rousing, Rabe, Rabelais, Rabelais, François, Rabelaisian, Rabi, Rabia, rabid

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How to use Rabelais in a sentence

Rabelais wrote Gargantua here, in this city devoted to the most Pantagruelian of pleasures.
The Queen of the French Kitchen|Katie Baker|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rabelais was not more cunning when he hit upon his stratagem for getting carried to Paris.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
Aristophanes has furnished jests for Rabelais, hints to Swift, and humor for Molière.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
The name was enough; they could not dine elsewhere, and Ambrose felt that he was honouring the memory of the great Rabelais.
The Secret Glory|Arthur Machen

A scurvy trick; yet, as Master Rabelais says, Pantagruelians select not their bed.
Under the Rose|Frederic Stewart Isham
Motteux, in his “Rabelais,” is the first to use “by jingo,” translating par dieu.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Rabelais

Rabelais

/ (ˈræbəˌleɪ, French rablɛ) /

noun

François (frɑ̃swa). ?1494–1553, French writer. His written works, esp Gargantua and Pantagruel (1534), contain a lively mixture of earthy wit, common sense, and satire

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