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Pangloss   /pˈænglˌɑs/  /pˈæŋglˌɑs/   Listen
Pangloss

noun
1.
An incurable optimist in a satire by Voltaire.





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"Pangloss" Quotes from Famous Books



... so good as Doctor Pangloss believed it, neither was it so wicked as Dantes thought it, since this man, who had nothing to expect from his comrade but the inheritance of his share of the prize-money, manifested so much sorrow when he saw him fall. Fortunately, as we have said, Edmond was ...
— The Count of Monte Cristo • Alexandre Dumas, Pere


Words linked to "Pangloss" :   fictional character, character, fictitious character


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