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H. G. WELLS
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• H. G. WELLS (noun)
The noun H. G. WELLS has 1 sense:
1. prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
Familiarity information: H. G. WELLS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
H. G. Wells; Herbert George Wells; Wells
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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