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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Wil•ber•force (wil′bər fôrs′, -fōrs′),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical William, 1759–1833, British statesman, philanthropist, and writer.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Wilberforce /ˈwɪlbəˌfɔːs/ n - Samuel. 1805–73, British Anglican churchman; bishop of Oxford (1845–69) and Winchester (1869–73)
- his father, William. 1759–1833, British politician and philanthropist, whose efforts secured the abolition of the slave trade (1807) and of slavery (1833) in the British Empire
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