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TRISTAN

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• TRISTAN (noun)
The noun TRISTAN has 1 sense:

1. (Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other

Familiarity information: TRISTAN used as a noun is very rare.

• TRISTAN (noun)

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Meaning:

(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Tristan; Tristram

Instance hypernyms:

character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))

Domain category:

fable; legend (a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events)

Dark Ages; Middle Ages (the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance)

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