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| William, 1770–1850, English poet: poet laureate 1843–50. |
| Words·worth (wûrdz'wûrth') British poet whose most important collection, Lyrical Ballads (1798), published jointly with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped establish romanticism in England. He was appointed poet laureate in 1843. Words·worth'i·an adj. |