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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593);
[syn: Marlowe, Christopher Marlowe]

2. tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler;
[syn: Marlowe, Philip Marlowe]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Marlowe
    n 1: English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a
         form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a
         tavern brawl (1564-1593) [syn: Marlowe, Christopher
         Marlowe]
    2: tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes in
       American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler [syn:
       Marlowe, Philip Marlowe]