Marlowe

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Marlowe
       n 1: English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a
            form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a
            tavern brawl (1564-1593) [syn: {Christopher Marlowe}]
       2: tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes
          in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler [syn: {Philip


          Marlowe}]