Definition of Wallace

1. Noun. 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. Noun. English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932).
Exact synonyms: Edgar Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

3. Noun. English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913).
Exact synonyms: Alfred Russel Wallace
Generic synonyms: Natural Scientist, Naturalist

Definition of Wallace

1. Proper noun. (surname from=Old English dot=), notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace. ¹

2. Proper noun. (surnames male given name), transferred use of the surname since the nineteenth century. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Wallace

Walker carcinosarcoma
Walker foxhound
Walker hound
Walker tractotomy
Walkerism
Walkerisms
Walking horse
Walkman
Walkmans
Walkyr
Walkyrs
Wall St.
Wall Street
Walla Walla
Wallabies
Wallace (current term)
Wallace Carothers
Wallace Hume Carothers
Wallace Stevens
Wallachia
Wallachian
Wallachians
Wallenstein
Wallerian degeneration
Wallin
Wallis
Wallis Island
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Wallis Warfield Windsor
Wallis and Futuna

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