"Dunciad" meaning in English

See Dunciad in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Dunciads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dunciad (plural Dunciads)
  1. Any satirical poem like The Dunciad by Alexander Pope.
    Sense id: en-Dunciad-en-noun-o~tqU7Dk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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