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Othello

noun Othel·lo \ə-ˈthe-(ˌ)lō, ō-\

Definition of OTHELLO

:  a Moor in the military service of Venice, husband of Desdemona, and protagonist of Shakespeare's tragedy Othello
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First Known Use of OTHELLO

1604

Rhymes with OTHELLO

hail-fellow, marshmallow, niello, Odd Fellow

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