bardic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Her bardic name was Elizabeth o Windsor and her experience at the traditional ceremony heralded the start of a long interest in the Welsh language and culture.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2022
“She’s a brilliant writer about social mores, but she believes that her gift is a kind of bardic one, where she can access the truth of—particularly—female emotion.”
From The New Yorker • Oct. 7, 2019
I think of him in the lineage of bardic recitation and plainsong.
From Slate • Aug. 12, 2016
Certainly the married Stevens led a largely stolid, suburban existence, especially when contrasted with the bardic exuberance of, say, Dylan Thomas.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2016
Bouts of fighting will last the whole day, broken up by bardic performances, a few feats of clever magic, displays of archery, and other skills.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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