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WALLACE

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• WALLACE (noun)
The noun WALLACE has 3 senses:

1. Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
2. English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932)
3. English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913)

Familiarity information: WALLACE used as a noun is uncommon.

• WALLACE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Sir William Wallace; Wallace

Instance hypernyms:

freedom fighter; insurgent; insurrectionist; rebel (a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions))

Sense 2

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Meaning:

English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Edgar Wallace; Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace; Wallace

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 3

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Meaning:

English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Alfred Russel Wallace; Wallace

Instance hypernyms:

natural scientist; naturalist (a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology))

"Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater."
(English proverb)
"Each person at his job is a god."
(Albanian proverb)
"If your house is of glass, don't throw rocks at others."
(Arabic proverb)
"Don't sell the fur before shooting the bear."
(Danish proverb)

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