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    FAUST

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledgeplay

    Synonyms:

    Faust; Faustus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

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

    Derivation:

    Faustian (pertaining to or resembling or befitting Faust or Faustus especially in insatiably striving for worldly knowledge and power even at the price of spiritual values)

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