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SHAKESPEARIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Shakespearian mean?
• SHAKESPEARIAN (noun)
The noun SHAKESPEARIAN has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: SHAKESPEARIAN used as a noun is very rare.
• SHAKESPEARIAN (adjective)
The adjective SHAKESPEARIAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works
Familiarity information: SHAKESPEARIAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Shakespearean scholar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Shakespearean; Shakespearian
Hypernyms ("Shakespearian" is a kind of...):
bookman; scholar; scholarly person; student (a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Shakespearean; Shakespearian
Context example:
Shakespearean plays
Pertainym:
Shakespeare (English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616))
Derivation:
Shakespeare (English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616))
Context examples
I had just finished sweeping the cabin, and had been inveigled by Wolf Larsen into a discussion of Hamlet, his favourite Shakespearian character, when Johansen descended the companion stairs followed by Johnson.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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