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What does the word earnest mean in the play "Oscar Wilde's"​

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Answer: Earnest means serious.

Explanation: In Oscar Wilde's play ''The Importance of Being Earnest,'' being earnest is a pun, or a play on words between the adjective, ''earnest'' and the man's name, ''Ernest.

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