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Faust
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Faust  (foust) also Faus·tus (fousts, fô-)
n.
A magician and alchemist in German legend who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for power and knowledge.
[German, after Johann Faust (1480?-1540?), German magician and alchemist.]
Fausti·an (foust-n) adj.
Faust [faʊst], Faustus [ˈfaʊstəs]
n
(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) German legend a magician and alchemist who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power
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Noun1.Faust - an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledgeFaust - an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
Faustus
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Faust [faʊst] N → Fausto
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