Jacobethan
[ jak-uh-bee-thuhn ]
/ ˌdʒæk əˈbi θən /
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adjective
noting or pertaining to the architecture of England at the beginning of the 17th century.
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Origin of Jacobethan
First recorded in 1930–35; Jaco(bean) + (Eliza)bethan
Words nearby Jacobethan
Jacob, Jacob and Esau, Jacob ben Asher, Jacobean, Jacobean lily, Jacobethan, Jacobi, Jacobian, Jacobin, Jacobina, Jacobinize
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