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HELEN NEWINGTON WILLS
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• HELEN NEWINGTON WILLS (noun)
The noun HELEN NEWINGTON WILLS has 1 sense:
1. United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
Familiarity information: HELEN NEWINGTON WILLS used as a noun is very rare.
• HELEN NEWINGTON WILLS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Helen Newington Wills; Helen Wills; Helen Wills Moody; Moody
Instance hypernyms:
tennis player (an athlete who plays tennis)
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