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Shakespearean

/ʃeɪkˈspɪəɹi.ən/ · adj

Meaning

  1. A person trained to act in Shakespeare's plays.
  2. A scholar of the works of Shakespeare.
  3. Composed of Shakespearean sonnets.
  4. Derivative of Shakespeare's works or authorship.
  5. Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived.
  6. Shakespearean English.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English Shakespeare English -ean English Shakespearean From Shakespeare + -ean.

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