| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| goliard |
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| SYLLABICATION: | gol·iard |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  g l y rd, -yärd |
| NOUN: | A wandering student in medieval Europe disposed to conviviality, license, and the making of ribald and satirical Latin songs. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French, glutton, goliard, from gole, throat, from Latin gula. | | OTHER FORMS: | gol·iardic (gl-yärd k) —ADJECTIVE
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