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English noun: Wallace | |||
| 1. | Wallace (person) 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) | ||
| Synonyms | Sir William Wallace | ||
| Instance hypernym | freedom fighter, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel | ||
| 2. | Wallace (person) English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932) | ||
| Synonyms | Edgar Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace | ||
| Instance hypernym | author, writer | ||
| 3. | Wallace (person) English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913) | ||
| Synonyms | Alfred Russel Wallace | ||
| Instance hypernym | natural scientist, naturalist | ||
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