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Definition of: wilderness
(wil′dər·nis) noun
1. An uncultivated, uninhabited, or barren region.
2. A waste, as of an ocean.
3. A multitudinous and confusing collection: a wilderness of curiosities.
4. Obs. Wildness. [OE wilder a wild beast (<wilde wild + deor an animal, deer) + -NESS]
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