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Gargantua

[gahr-gan-choo-uh] / gɑrˈgæn tʃu ə /


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Mustafa Kocyigit, who runs the Gargantua bookshop in Izmir, said the success of Nolan's film has revived interest in Homer and boosted sales of the poem "The Odyssey".

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

All these initial chapters of “Monkey King” exhibit a rollicking exuberance, somewhat like Rabelais’s hyperbolic accounts of the giants Gargantua and Pantagruel.

From Washington Post Mar. 3, 2021

The series is called Gargantua and dinners are served every Thursday through Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2017

Which key is best for a black hole called Gargantua?

From Slate Nov. 12, 2014

Other mythical personages are also credited with their erection, most frequently either the devil or Gargantua being held responsible for their miraculous creation.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Lewis Spence




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