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Kyd

American  
[kid] / kɪd /
Or Kid

noun

  1. Thomas, 1558–94, English dramatist.


Kyd British  
/ kɪd /

noun

  1. Thomas. 1558–94, English dramatist, noted for his revenge play The Spanish Tragedy (1586)

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New discoveries and old hunches borne out by computer analysis have indicated how often and how deeply he collaborated with writers such as Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Kyd and John Fletcher.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

In 2004 he helped repossess the $3.5-million General Kyd Stradivarius cello on loan from the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2020

According to the Captain, Jerry Kyd the tests have gone "really well" for what he admits is a "prototype".

From BBC Aug. 16, 2017

It was the childhood home of Henry Kyd Douglas, who became the youngest staff officer of Confederate Gen. Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson.

From Washington Times Dec. 3, 2016

Kyd was a barrister; Holcroft, a dramatic writer; Joyce, a minister; and Thelwall, a political lecturer.

From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Henry B. Stanton

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