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THORNTON WILDER

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Overview

THORNTON WILDER (noun)
  The noun THORNTON WILDER has 1 sense:

1. United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)play

  Familiarity information: THORNTON WILDER used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


THORNTON WILDER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Thornton Niven Wilder; Thornton Wilder; Wilder

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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