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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A guessing game in which one person or team thinks of a famous person and reveals the initial letter of that person's name, and then answers yes/no questions from the other players as they guess at the identity.

Synonyms

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alessandro di mariano dei filipepipainter

Example

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"The Birth of Venus is a famous painting by Botticelli."

Etymology

The game takes its name from the principle that the famous person must be at least as famous as the painter Sandro Botticelli.

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