Beckford
[ bek-ferd ]
/ ˈbɛk fərd /
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noun
William, 1759–1844, English writer.
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Beckford
/ (ˈbɛkfəd) /
noun
William . 1759–1844, English writer and dilettante; author of the oriental romance Vathek (1787)
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