"Chaplinesque" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Chaplinesque [comparative], most Chaplinesque [superlative]
Etymology: Chaplin + -esque Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Chaplin|esque}} Chaplin + -esque Head templates: {{en-adj}} Chaplinesque (comparative more Chaplinesque, superlative most Chaplinesque)
  1. Reminiscent of Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin (1889–1977), English comic actor and film director of the silent film era. Translations (resembling Charlie Chaplin): chaplinovský (Czech), chaplinesque (French), чарличаплиновский (čarličaplinovskij) (Russian), чарличаплинский (čarličaplinskij) (Russian)

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