"superfluous man" meaning in English

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        "A kind of character derived from the Byronic hero and associated with mid-1800s Russian literature: a man, usually privileged and capable, who flaunts or disregards social norms and exhibits cynicism, self-interest, and existential boredom."
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        "(literature) A kind of character derived from the Byronic hero and associated with mid-1800s Russian literature: a man, usually privileged and capable, who flaunts or disregards social norms and exhibits cynicism, self-interest, and existential boredom."
      ],
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        "A kind of character derived from the Byronic hero and associated with mid-1800s Russian literature: a man, usually privileged and capable, who flaunts or disregards social norms and exhibits cynicism, self-interest, and existential boredom."
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        "(literature) A kind of character derived from the Byronic hero and associated with mid-1800s Russian literature: a man, usually privileged and capable, who flaunts or disregards social norms and exhibits cynicism, self-interest, and existential boredom."
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