how to pronounce shakespeare
/ˈʃɛɪkˌspiːɹ/
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shakespeare is pronounced in two syllables
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An example use of shakespeare in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… so who is this Shakespeare guy anyway we …”
meanings of shakespeare
name:
- A surname.
- His works or media adaptations of his works.
- William Shakespeare, an English playwright and poet of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.
noun:
- A playwright of the standing of William Shakespeare.
- Eloquent language, especially English; poetry.
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