Bechdel

//ˈbɛkdəl// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.

    "The 2006 graphic novel, an autobiographical work about Bechdel coming to terms with her homosexuality as her funeral-director father remains closeted, was selected as a summer reading book for the Duke Class of 2019."

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"The 2006 graphic novel, an autobiographical work about Bechdel coming to terms with her homosexuality as her funeral-director father remains closeted, was selected as a summer reading book for the Duke Class of 2019."

Etymology

Variant of Bechtel.

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