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Marlowe
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A surname, notably borne by the Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe.
"Marlowe's plays were hugely influential on Shakespeare."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA surname, most famous from the playwright Christopher Marlowe.
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Etymology
A variant spelling of the place name and surname Marlow.