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bedlam

bedlam is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [Obs.] Let's get the bedlam to lead him. Shak.
  2. 2.Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.
  3. 3.Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. "The bedlam, brainsick duchess." Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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