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/ˌɪm pɜr ˈtɜr bə bl/
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david

(eg. celtic, human, tone )

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  • david  /ˈdeɪ vɪd/ ?  patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

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    1. (n) patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
    2. (n) French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)
    3. (n) (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)
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    saint david, st. david

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