"Kinbotean" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Kinbotean [comparative], most Kinbotean [superlative]
Etymology: From Kinbote + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Kinbote|an}} Kinbote + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Kinbotean (comparative more Kinbotean, superlative most Kinbotean)
  1. Of or relating to Charles Kinbote, the unreliable narrator in Vladimir Nabokov's novel Pale Fire (1962).
    Sense id: en-Kinbotean-en-adj-Hd3i9j1j

Noun [English]

Forms: Kinboteans [plural]
Etymology: From Kinbote + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Kinbote|an}} Kinbote + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} Kinbotean (plural Kinboteans)
  1. (literature) A proponent of an interpretation of Vladimir Nabokov's 1962 novel Pale Fire according to which the ostensible author John Shade is in fact an invention of the character Charles Kinbote. Categories (topical): Literature Coordinate_terms: Shadean
    Sense id: en-Kinbotean-en-noun-~8iw7NF2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Topics: literature, media, publishing

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