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PHILLIS WHEATLEY
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• PHILLIS WHEATLEY (noun)
The noun PHILLIS WHEATLEY has 1 sense:
1. American poet (born in Africa) who was the first recognized Black writer in America (1753-1784)
Familiarity information: PHILLIS WHEATLEY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
American poet (born in Africa) who was the first recognized Black writer in America (1753-1784)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Phillis Wheatley; Wheatley
Instance hypernyms:
poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))
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