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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Obsolete spelling of wild. alt-of, obsolete

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Middle English.
2. 2
   A surname from Middle English.; Ellipsis of Oscar Wilde, Irish author, playwright, and poet (1845–1900), whose contemporary literary success, notably A Picture of Dorian Gray, was eventually soured by a gross indecency trial that became a cause célèbre. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

   "A dread sunny day / So I meet you at the cemetry [sic] gates / Keats and Yeats on your side / While Wilde is on mine"

Synonyms

All synonyms

oscar fingal o'flahertie wills wilde

Example

More examples

"But then he fell in love with Jane Wilde, a student studying languages in London."

Related phrases

Wildes Meadow

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