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Wallace

wal·lace

UK/ˈwɒlɪs/ US/ˈwɑləs/ fairly common

noun

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)

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3.

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

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Origin

An Old English byname for a Welshman or Breton, from Anglo-Norman waleis (“foreign”); see wǣlisċ.

Phrases

  • Bechdel-Wallace test
  • Mount Wallace
  • Wallace County
  • Wallace effect
  • Wallace Line
  • Wallace-Bolyai-Gerwien theorem

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