Cal‧i‧ban /ˈkæləbæn, ˈkælɪbæn/
a character in the play
The Tempest by William
Shakespeare. He is an ugly
slave owned by
Prospero and is only half human, since his mother is a
witch (=a woman who has magic powers), but his father is a
devil (=an evil spirit).
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