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Who is pangloss?

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Pangloss, fictional character, the pedantic and unfailingly optimistic tutor of Candide, the protagonist of Voltaire's novel Candide (1759), a satire on philosophical optimism. The name Pangloss—from the Greek elements pan-, “all,” and glōssa, “tongue”—suggests glibness and garrulousness.

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