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Noun: Shakespeare
  1. English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
    - William Shakespeare, Shakspere, William Shakspere, Bard of Avon

Derived forms: Shakespeares

Type of: dramatist, playwright, poet

Encyclopedia: Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky & Me