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WILKES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States explorer of Antarctica (1798-1877)
Synonyms:
Charles Wilkes; Wilkes
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
Sense 2
Meaning:
English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797)
Synonyms:
John Wilkes; Wilkes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
crusader; meliorist; reformer; reformist; social reformer (a disputant who advocates reform)
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