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h. b. wallis
Wal·lis
/
ˈwɒl
ɪs, ˈwɔ
lɪs
/
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[
wol
-is,
waw
-lis
]
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noun
1.
Harold Brent
/
brɛnt
/
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[
brent
]
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,
(
"Hal"
)
1899–1986,
U.S. film producer.
2.
John,
1616–1703,
English mathematician.
3.
a male given
name
, form of
Wallace
.
4.
a female given name.
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Wallis
1
(ˈvalɪs)
—
n
the German name for
Valais
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Wallis
2
(ˈwɒlɪs)
—
n
Sir
Barnes
(
Neville
). 1887--1979, English aeronautical engineer. He designed the airship R100, the Wellesley and Wellington bombers, and the bouncing bomb (1943), which was used to destroy the Ruhr dams during World War II
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