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Beckford

[ bek-ferd ]
/ ˈbɛk fərd /

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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