WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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Meaning:

English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

Synonyms:

Bard of Avon; Shakespeare; Shakspere; William Shakespeare; William Shakspere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)

poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))

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