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Shake·speare 
[sheyk-speer] Pronunciation Key
[sheyk-speer] Pronunciation Key –noun
| William, 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist. |
Also, Shakspere, Shakespear.
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| Shake·speare
(shāk'spîr) Pronunciation Key
English playwright and poet whose body of works is considered the greatest in English literature. His plays, many of which were performed at the Globe Theater in London, include historical works, such as Richard II, comedies, including Much Ado about Nothing and As You Like It, and tragedies, such as Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear. He also composed 154 sonnets. The earliest collected edition of his plays, the First Folio, contained 36 plays and was published posthumously (1623). Shake·spear'e·an, Shake·spear'i·an adj. & n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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| william shakespeare | |
noun | |
| English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616) [syn: Shakespeare] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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