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[ kal-uh-ban ] / ˈkæl əˌbæn /
nouna character in Shakespeare's The Tempest, described as the half-human native inhabitant of the island, who is enslaved by the character Prospero. Origin of CalibanFirst recorded in 1610–15; probably a variant of cannibal or Carib Words nearby CalibanCalgary redeye, Calgon, Calhoun, Calhoun, John C., Cali, Caliban, caliber, calibrate, calibre, caliceal, calicectasis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for CalibanClegg first introduces himself to Miranda as Ferdinand, but she later dubs him Caliban. How to Understand the Criminal Mind By Reading This Novel|Casey N. Cep|December 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST And cruder devices certainly deepen the effect of a name; Caliban is a rough anagram of “cannibal,” and Cassio contains an “ass.” What’s in a Name? Writers and Their Anthroponymy|Anthony Paletta|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Half an hour after receipt of the message Seyd and Caliban were again on their way. The Mystery of The Barranca|Herman Whitaker Caliban, kal′i-ban, n. a man of beastly nature, from the monster in Shakespeare's Tempest. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
This being, in his strange manners and opinions, at least, appears to offer a realization of Shakspeare's idea of Caliban. Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Caliban represents the child of ignorance, closely allied to nature and partaking of its poetry and grandeur. Swinging this furious Caliban clear of the ground and holding it well out from her body, she considered what to do next. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road|Katharine Lee Bates
British Dictionary definitions for Caliban
nouna brutish or brutalized man Word Origin for CalibanC19: after a character in Shakespeare's The Tempest (1611) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |