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bard (BAHRD) (noun)
1. Poet-singer, a poet: The Homeric poems were composed and sung by one bard after another.
2. A narrative poet, writer, minstrel: A local bard read his poetry to the audience.
2. A narrative poet, writer, minstrel: A local bard read his poetry to the audience.
barred (BAHRD) (verb)
1. To obstruct or to impede; to block: The gate to the estate barred visitors from access to the house.
2. To keep out; to exclude: The guard barred the entrance to the building in order to keep the two men from entering after closing time.
2. To keep out; to exclude: The guard barred the entrance to the building in order to keep the two men from entering after closing time.
The poet was ostracized by the university, or in other words, they barred the bard.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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