the bard

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stressed th ee bahrd]
- /stressed ði bɑrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stressed th ee bahrd]
- /stressed ði bɑrd/

Definitions of the bard words

noun the bard William ("the Bard"; "the Bard of Avon") 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist. 1
noun the bard an epithet of William Shakespeare 0

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Origin of the bard

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English < Celtic; compare Irish, Scots Gaelic bard, Welsh bardd, Breton barz < Indo-European *gwrs-do-s singer, akin to Albanian grisha (I) invited (to a wedding)

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Parts of speech for The bard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

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exclamation

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the bard popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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