Shakespearean
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1Shake·spear·ean
adjective \shāk-ˈspir-ē-ən\Definition of SHAKESPEAREAN
1
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Shakespeare or his writings
2
: evocative of a theme, setting, or event from a work of Shakespeare <Shakespearean pageantry>
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Shake·spear·ean or Shake·spear·ian also Shak·sper·ean or Shak·sper·ian \shāk-ˈspir-ē-ən\
First Known Use of SHAKESPEAREAN
1755
Rhymes with SHAKESPEAREAN
Adlerian, Algerian, Assyrian, Chaucerian, Cimmerian, Faulknerian, Forsterian, Hesperian, Hitlerian, Hutterian, Hyperion, Iberian, Illyrian, Keplerian, Liberian, Mahlerian, Mousterian, Nigerian, Pierian, Siberian, Skinnerian, Spencerian, Spenserian, Spenglerian, Sumerian, valerian, Valerian, Wagnerian, Weberian, Whistlerian
2Shakespearean
nounDefinition of SHAKESPEAREAN
: an authority on or devotee of Shakespeare
Variants of SHAKESPEAREAN
Shakespearean or Shakespearian also Shaksperean or Shaksperian
First Known Use of SHAKESPEAREAN
1837
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