SINCE 1828
Marlovian
adjective
Mar·lo·vi·an
| \ (ˈ)mär¦lōvēən\
Definition of Marlovian
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Christopher Marlowe
a Marlovian fondness for exotic names— Louis MacNeice
2
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the plays or poems of Marlowe
plays of the Marlovian genre— Alan Downer
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