"Caliban" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkælɪbæn/
Etymology: (man of beastly nature): After the monster Caliban in Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Etymology templates: {{sense|man of beastly nature}} (man of beastly nature): 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, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 74 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 83 17 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈkælɪbæn/ Forms: Calibans [plural]
Etymology: (man of beastly nature): After the monster Caliban in Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Etymology templates: {{sense|man of beastly nature}} (man of beastly nature): 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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