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Oates

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Oates

1
n
United States writer (born in 1938)
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n
English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Oates
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n United States writer (born in 1938)

Synonyms:
Joyce Carol Oates
Example of:
author, writer
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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n English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)

Synonyms:
Titus Oates
Example of:
coconspirator, conspirator, machinator, plotter
a member of a conspiracy
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