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OATES
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• OATES (noun)
The noun OATES has 2 senses:
1. English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)
2. United States writer (born in 1938)
Familiarity information: OATES used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Oates; Titus Oates
Instance hypernyms:
coconspirator; conspirator; machinator; plotter (a member of a conspiracy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States writer (born in 1938)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Joyce Carol Oates; Oates
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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