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Bard of Avon

noun

William Shakespeare: so called from his birthplace, Stratford-on-Avon.

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Origin of Bard of Avon

First recorded in 1880–1885

Definition for bard of avon (2 of 2)

Shakespeare

or Shak·spere, Shake·spear

[ sheyk-speer ]
/ ˈʃeɪk spɪər /

noun

William,the Bardthe Bard of Avon, 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist.

Related forms

pre-Shake·speare, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for bard of avon

Shakespeare

/ (ˈʃeɪkspɪə) /

noun

William. 1564–1616, English dramatist and poet. He was born and died at Stratford-upon-Avon but spent most of his life as an actor and playwright in London. His plays with approximate dates of composition are: Henry VI, Parts I–III (1590); Richard III (1592); The Comedy of Errors (1592); Titus Andronicus (1593); The Taming of the Shrew (1593); The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594); Love's Labour's Lost (1594); Romeo and Juliet (1594); Richard II (1595); A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595); King John (1596); The Merchant of Venice (1596); Henry IV, Parts I–II (1597); Much Ado about Nothing (1598); Henry V (1598); Julius Caesar (1599); As You Like It (1599); Twelfth Night (1599); Hamlet (1600); The Merry Wives of Windsor (1600); Troilus and Cressida (1601); All's Well that ends Well (1602); Measure for Measure (1604); Othello (1604); King Lear (1605); Macbeth (1605); Antony and Cleopatra (1606); Coriolanus (1607); Timon of Athens (1607); Pericles (1608); Cymbeline (1609); The Winter's Tale (1610); The Tempest (1611); and, possibly in collaboration with John Fletcher, Two Noble Kinsmen (1612) and Henry VIII (1612). His Sonnets, variously addressed to a fair young man and a dark lady, were published in 1609
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Culture definitions for bard of avon

Bard of Avon

A title given to William Shakespeare, who was born and buried in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. A bard is a poet.

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