Definition of Wordsworth, William in English:
Wordsworth, William
proper nounˈwəːdzwəθˈwərdzwərθ
(1770–1850), English poet. Much of his work was inspired by the Lake District. His Lyrical Ballads (1798), which was composed with Coleridge and included ‘Tintern Abbey’, was a landmark in romanticism. Other notable poems: ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ (sonnet, 1815) and The Prelude (1850). He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1843.
Definition of Wordsworth, William in US English:
Wordsworth, William
proper nounˈwərdzˌwərTHˈwərdzwərθ
(1770–1850), English poet. Much of his work was inspired by the Lake District. “Lyrical Ballads” (1798), which was composed with Coleridge and included “Tintern Abbey,” was a landmark in romanticism. He was appointed poet laureate in 1843. Other notable poems:“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” (1815) and “The Prelude” (1850).