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THOMAS WOLFE
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• THOMAS WOLFE (noun)
The noun THOMAS WOLFE has 2 senses:
1. United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931)
2. United States writer best known for his autobiographical novels (1900-1938)
Familiarity information: THOMAS WOLFE used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr.; Thomas Wolfe; Tom Wolfe; Wolfe
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States writer best known for his autobiographical novels (1900-1938)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Thomas Clayton Wolfe; Thomas Wolfe; Wolfe
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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