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Shadean

Shadean noun: a proponent of an interpretation of Vladimir Nabokov's 1962 novel Pale Fire according to which the character John Shade wrote not only the poem, but the commentary as well, having invented his own death and the character of Kinbote as a literary device.

Noun

Shadean (plural Shadeans)

  1. A proponent of an interpretation of Vladimir Nabokov's 1962 novel Pale Fire according to which the character John Shade wrote not only the poem, but the commentary as well, having invented his own death and the character of Kinbote as a literary device.

Forms of Shadean

pluralShadeans

Questions about Shadean

What does Shadean mean?
Shadean means a proponent of an interpretation of Vladimir Nabokov's 1962 novel Pale Fire according to which the character John Shade wrote not only the poem, but the commentary as well, having invented his own death and the character of Kinbote as a literary device.
What part of speech is Shadean?
Shadean is a noun.
What is the plural of Shadean?
The plural of Shadean is Shadeans.

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