Shakespearean

or Shake·spear·i·an

[ sheyk-speer-ee-uhn ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or suggestive of Shakespeare or his works.

noun
  1. a Shakespearean scholar; a specialist in the study of the works of Shakespeare.

Origin of Shakespearean

1
First recorded in 1810–20; Shakespeare + -an

Other words from Shakespearean

  • Shake·spear·e·an·ism, Shake·spear·i·an·ism, noun
  • half-Shake·spear·e·an, adjective
  • non-Shake·spear·e·an, adjective
  • non-Shake·spear·i·an, adjective
  • post-Shake·spear·e·an, adjective
  • post-Shake·spear·i·an, adjective
  • pre-Shake·spear·e·an, adjective
  • pre-Shake·spear·i·an, adjective
  • pseu·do-Shake·spear·e·an, adjective
  • pseu·do-Shake·spear·i·an, adjective

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How to use Shakespearean in a sentence

  • He was less English, less Shakespearian, less himself, in this piece than in his other dramatic works.

    The English Stage | Augustin Filon

British Dictionary definitions for Shakespearean

Shakespearean

Shakespearian

/ (ʃeɪkˈspɪərɪən) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Shakespeare or his works

noun
  1. a student of or specialist in Shakespeare's works

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