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Parzival

American  
[pahr-tsi-fahl] / ˈpɑr tsɪˌfɑl /
Or Parzifal

noun

Teutonic Legend, Arthurian Legend.
  1. Percival.


Parzival British  
/ ˈpartsifal /

noun

  1. a variant of Parsifal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The socially isolated Wade is one such nobody, an orphan who lives in a high-rise trailer and escapes into the Oasis as an avatar with cool hair named Parzival.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2018

The penultimate competitor was Adelinde Cornelissen, a Dutch rider on Parzival, a fifteen-year-old chestnut gelding.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2016

"Parzival was distracted by the crowd at the start," Cornelissen said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2012

That’s because Wade is busy being an alter ego called Parzival.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2011

Parzival: No. He asked me the same thing about you and me, you know.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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