NOUN | person | Wallace, Sir William Wallace | Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I |
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person | Wallace, Edgar Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace | English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932) | |
person | Wallace, Alfred Russel Wallace | English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913) |
Sounds | wao'lahs; wao'lihs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs... |
Meaning | Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305). | |
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Synonym | Sir William Wallace | |
Instance of | insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel | A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) |
Spanish | Sir William Wallace |
Meaning | English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932). | |
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Synonyms | Edgar Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace | |
Instance of | writer, author | Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) |
Spanish | Edgar Wallace | |
Catalan | Edgar Wallace, Wallace |
Meaning | English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913). | |
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Synonym | Alfred Russel Wallace | |
Instance of | naturalist, natural scientist | A biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology) |
Spanish | Alfred Russel Wallace, Wallace | |
Catalan | Alfred Russel Wallace |
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