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King Lear
see synonyms of king learNoun
1. king lear, lear
the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters
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King Lear
see synonyms of king lear1.
a tragedy by Shakespeare (c. 1606)
2.
its main character, whose division of his kingdom between his older daughters, Goneril and Regan, and disinheritance of his youngest, Cordelia, lead to civil strife and his own insanity and death
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