SHAVIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Shavian mean? 

• SHAVIAN (noun)
  The noun SHAVIAN has 1 sense:

1. an admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works

  Familiarity information: SHAVIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• SHAVIAN (adjective)
  The adjective SHAVIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to George Bernard Shaw or his works

  Familiarity information: SHAVIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHAVIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Shavian" is a kind of...):

admirer; booster; champion; friend; protagonist; supporter (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.)

• SHAVIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to George Bernard Shaw or his works

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Shaw (British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950))

Derivation:

Shaw (British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950))