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Wycherley

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Wych·er·ley  (wchr-l), William 1640?-1716.
English comic playwright and satirist whose plays include The Country Wife (1675) and The Plain Dealer (1676).
Wycherley [ˈwɪtʃəlɪ]
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(Biographies / Wycherley, William (?1640-1716) M, English, THEATRE: dramatist) William. ?1640-1716, English dramatist. His Restoration comedies include The Country Wife (1675) and The Plain Dealer (1676)
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Noun1.Wycherley - English playwright noted for his humorous and satirical plays (1640-1716)Wycherley - English playwright noted for his humorous and satirical plays (1640-1716)
William Wycherley
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