English Dictionary

WILDE

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Overview

WILDE (noun)
  The noun WILDE has 1 sense:

1. Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)play

  Familiarity information: WILDE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


WILDE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde; Oscar Wilde; Wilde

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))


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