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rip van winkle

Definitions

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a person oblivious to social changes
  • noun the title character in a story by Washington Irving about a man who sleeps for 20 years and doesn't recognize the world when he wakens
  • noun a person who sleeps a lot

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hypernyms (7)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. character
  2. diehard
  3. fictional character
  4. fictitious character
  5. sleeper
  6. slumberer
  7. traditionalist

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