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Münch·hau·sen (mün

hou

n) also Mun·chau·sen (m

chou

-, m

nch

hou

-), Baron Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von 1720-1797.

German soldier and raconteur known for his fantastic stories about his adventures as a hunter, sportsman, and soldier.

Munchausen (German) [ˈmynçhauzən]

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an exaggerated story

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a person who tells such a story

[after Baron Münchhausen, subject of a series of exaggerated adventure tales written in English by R. E. Raspe (1737-94)]

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Munchausen - German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797)

Baron Munchausen, Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen, Munchhausen

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