/ Dictionary / Index R Rabelais: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Rab•e•lais Pronunciation: (rab'u-lā", rab"u-lā' Fr. ra-ble'), [key] c1490–1553, French satirist and humorist. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: rabelais (Thesaurus) Rabe Rabelaisian Related Content Daily Word Quiz: modify Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language