Толковый словарь английского языка - wilderness
Wilderness
wilderness
noun Etymology: Middle English, from wildern wild, from Old English wilddēoren of wild beasts Date: 13th century 1. a. a tract or region uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, an area essentially undisturbed by human activity together with its naturally developed life community, an empty or pathless area or region , a part of a garden devoted to wild growth, wild or uncultivated state, 3. a confusing multitude or mass ; an indefinitely great number or quantity , a bewildering situation
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n. 1 a desert; an uncultivated and uninhabited region. 2 part of a garden left with an uncultivated appearance. 3 (foll. by of) a confused assemblage of things. Phrases and idioms in the wilderness out of political office. voice in the wilderness an unheeded advocate of reform (see Matt. 3:3 etc.). Etymology: OE wildeornes f. wild deor wild deer ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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