Chaucerian

[ chaw-seer-ee-uhn ]

/ tʃɔˈsɪər i ən /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Chaucer's writings: Chaucerian wit.

noun

a scholar devoted to the study of Chaucer and his writings.

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Origin of Chaucerian

First recorded in 1650–60; Chaucer + -ian

OTHER WORDS FROM Chaucerian

non-Chau·ce·ri·an, adjective, nounpost-Chau·ce·ri·an, adjectivepre-Chau·ce·ri·an, adjective

Words nearby Chaucerian

Chatterton, chatty, chat up, Chaucer, Chaucer, Geoffrey, Chaucerian, chaudfroid, chauffer, chauffeur, chauffeuse, chaulmoogra

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How to use Chaucerian in a sentence

This portion abounds with non-Chaucerian rimes, as explained in the Introduction, and is not by any means remarkable for accuracy.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Under his reign, Henryson, the greatest of the Chaucerian school in Scotland, produced his admirable poems.
A Short History of Scotland|Andrew Lang
The themes of all his more ambitious poems can be traced to Chaucerian sources.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2|Various
Even here, however, the piece still keeps the Chaucerian form and manner, and is only a kind of exercise.
A History of English Literature|George Saintsbury

Something of the kind had partially existed in the case of the Chaucerian poetic; but it was an altogether isolated something.
A History of English Literature|George Saintsbury

British Dictionary definitions for Chaucerian

Chaucerian

/ (tʃɔːˈsɪərɪən) /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer

noun

an imitator of Chaucer, esp one of a group of 15th-century Scottish writers who took him as a model

an admirer of Chaucer's works
a specialist in the study or teaching of Chaucer

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