Parsifal
[pahr-suh-fuh l, -fahl] /ˈpɑr sə fəl, -ˌfɑl/
noun
1.
(italics) a music drama by Richard Wagner: composed 1877–82; première 1882.
2.
Teutonic Legend. (def 1).
/ˈpɑːsɪfəl; -ˌfɑːl/
noun
1.
(German myth) the hero of a medieval cycle of legends about the Holy Grail English eqivalent Percival
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