Rab‧e‧lais, Fran‧çois /ˈræbəleɪ $ ˌræbəˈleɪ, ˈfrɒnswɑː $ frɑːnˈswɑː/
(?1494–1553) a French writer whose book
Gargantua and Pantagruel is known for its
satire (=a way of writing about society or powerful people that makes them seem funny in order to show their faults) and jokes about sex
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