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Chaucer
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Chau·cer  (chôsr), Geoffrey 1340?-1400.
English poet regarded as the greatest literary figure of medieval England. His works include The Book of the Duchess (1369), Troilus and Criseyde (c. 1385), and his masterwork, The Canterbury Tales (1387-1400).
Chau·ceri·an (chô-sîr-n) adj. & n.
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Noun1.ChaucerChaucer - English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
Geoffrey Chaucer


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