"Caliban" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkælɪbæn/
Etymology: After Caliban, a character in Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Caliban
  1. (astronomy) A moon of Uranus. Categories (topical): Astronomy Categories (place): Moons of Uranus Translations (moon of Uranus): キャリバン (Kyariban) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-Caliban-en-name-VImGk~4L Disambiguation of Moons of Uranus: 97 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 85 15 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈkælɪbæn/ Forms: Calibans [plural]
Etymology: After Caliban, a character in Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Caliban (plural Calibans)
  1. A man of beastly nature. Derived forms: Calibanic, Calibanism
    Sense id: en-Caliban-en-noun-b2iZ-FBE

Inflected forms

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