Definitions for king learlɪər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

King′ Lear′lɪər(n.)

  1. the protagonist of Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear (1606), the father of Cordelia, Goneril, and Regan.

    Category: Literature

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Lear, King Lear(noun)

    the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters


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