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Tamburlaine

American  
[tam-ber-layn] / ˈtæm bərˌleɪn /

noun

  1. Tamerlane.


Tamburlaine British  
/ ˈtæmbəˌleɪn /

noun

  1. same as Tamerlane

"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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I went with my boyfriend to Tamburlaine and saw Steven with his entourage and he said, “Ditch the boyfriend. Come sit with us.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2019

Ask around, and no one seems to like him, though many call him effective and all agree he is the city’s supremely influential cultural leader, a Tamburlaine of contemporary art.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2015

He called Tamburlaine “a kind of anti-hero, a fascinating character because of his force of will.  It’s rare to see a character like this on stage.”

From Forbes ● Dec. 28, 2014

From there it was only a slight corruption to Tamburlaine and Tamerlane, the names by which he is better known in the West.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2012

"The Battel of Alcazar fought in Barbarie" is attributed to Peele and was published in 1586, soon after Marlowe's "Tamburlaine," after which it is modelled and to which it expressly refers.

From The Critics Versus Shakspere A Brief for the Defendant by Francis Asbury Smith

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