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sobriquet

/ˈsəʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/ /ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/

Meanings
noun
A familiar name for a person (typically a shortened version of a person’s given name).

Examples :

"“The Bard” is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare."
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Illustration playwright

playwright noun

/ˈpleɪˌɹaɪt/

A writer and creator of theatrical plays.

"The playwright wrote a funny play for the school drama club to perform. "

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given verb

/ˈɡɪ.vən/

(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.

"The teacher gave the students a new assignment. "

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name noun

/neɪm/

Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.

"My sister's name is Emily. "

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person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

An individual; usually a human being.

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

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for conjunction

/fɔːr/

Because of; as a result of.

"I went home, for I was tired."

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english noun

/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in billiards or bowling.

"The bowler added some english to the ball to make it hook sharply towards the pins. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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typically adverb

/ˈtɪp.ɪ.kl.i/

In a typical or common manner.

"My sister, typically, wakes up early for school. "

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familiar noun

/fəˈmɪl.i.ə/ /fəˈmɪl.i.ɚ/

An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.

"The witch’s familiar was a black cat."

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version noun

/ˈvɜːʃən/ /ˈvɝʒən/

A specific form or variation of something.

"My phone has a new version of the operating system. "

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shortened verb

/ˈʃɔːrtnd/ /ˈʃɔːrtənd/

To make shorter; to abbreviate.

"The teacher shortened the lesson because it was almost lunchtime. "

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bard noun

/bɑːd/ [bɑɹd]

A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

"At the Renaissance Faire, a bard sang tales of brave knights and powerful kings, accompanied by his lute. "