william schwenk gilbert

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   a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)

   SynonymsGilbertWilliam GilbertWilliam S. GilbertSir William Gilbert

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Questions about william schwenk gilbert

What does william schwenk gilbert mean?

william schwenk gilbert means "a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)".

What is another word for william schwenk gilbert?

Close synonyms include Gilbert, William Gilbert, William S. Gilbert, Sir William Gilbert. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is william schwenk gilbert a common word?

william schwenk gilbert is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.