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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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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