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WIDE AWAKES

\wˈa͡ɪd ɐwˈe͡ɪks], \wˈa‍ɪd ɐwˈe‍ɪks], \w_ˈaɪ_d ɐ_w_ˈeɪ_k_s]\

Definitions of WIDE AWAKES

1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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A political division of the Republican party, organized in 1860 to promote the elections of Lincoln; one of the first organizations of the uniformed torchlight-parade enthusiasts in American politics.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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