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Tartuffe definition

Tar·tuffe (tär to̵of′; Fr tȧr tüf′)

noun

  1. the title hero, a religious hypocrite, of a satirical comedy (1664-69) by Molière
  2. a hypocrite

Etymology: Fr < It Tartufo, lit., a truffle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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