"Bard" meaning in English

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Proper name

Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bard
  1. A surname originating as an occupation. Derived forms: Bardstown [surname]
    Sense id: en-Bard-en-name-Ng4uA~tx Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (usually with "the") William Shakespeare. Tags: usually, with-definite-article Related terms (William Shakespeare): bardolator, bardolatry
    Sense id: en-Bard-en-name-iw4gqCJK Disambiguation of 'William Shakespeare': 3 97

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          "ref": "2002, Diana Brydon, Irene Rima Makaryk, Shakespeare in Canada: A World Elsewhere, University of Toronto Press, page 108",
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