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Waste Land, The

American  

noun

  1. a poem (1922) by T. S. Eliot.

“The Waste Land” Cultural  

  1. (1922) A poem by T. S. Eliot. Its subject is the fragmented and sterile nature of the modern world, particularly the world after World War I.

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Waste Land The life and times of poet T.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2018

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