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Kinbotean.

Of or relating to Charles Kinbote, the unreliable narrator in Vladimir Nabokov's novel Pale Fire (1962).

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Of or relating to Charles Kinbote, the unreliable narrator in Vladimir Nabokov's novel Pale Fire (1962).

Where this word comes from

From Kinbote + -an.

noun
  1. A proponent of an interpretation of Vladimir Nabokov's 1962 novel Pale Fire according to which the ostensible author John Shade is in fact an invention of the character Charles Kinbote.

Where this word comes from

From Kinbote + -an.

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