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OSCAR WILDE
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• OSCAR WILDE (noun)
The noun OSCAR WILDE has 1 sense:
1. Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)
Familiarity information: OSCAR WILDE used as a noun is very rare.
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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