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Excalibur definition

Ex·cali·bur (eks kal′i bər)

noun

Arthurian Legend King Arthur's sword: in one version of the legend, he draws it out of a stone; in another, it is given to him by the Lady of the Lake

Etymology: ME < OFr Escalibor < ML Caliburnus < Celt

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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