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‘The Squid and the Whale’ - written and directed by Noah Baumbach (2005)

‘The Squid and the Whale’ - written and directed by Noah Baumbach (2005)

Phi•lis•tine \ˈfi-lə-ˌstēn; fə-ˈlis-tən, -ˌtēn; ˈfi-lə-stən\ n (14c) 1 : a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia 2 : often not cap a : a person who is guided by materialism and is usu. disdainful of intellectual or artistic values b : one uninformed in a special area of knowledge — philistine adj, often cap — phi•lis•tin•ism \-lə-ˌstē-ˌni-zəm; -ˈlis-tə-, -ˌtē, -lə-stə-\ n, often cap

Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition

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