Shakespeareana

[ sheyk-speer-ee-an-uh, -ah-nuh, -ey-nuh ]

plural noun
  1. a collection of historical artifacts, letters, etc., belonging or pertaining to William Shakespeare.

Origin of Shakespeareana

1
First recorded in 1710–20; Shakespeare + -ana

Words Nearby Shakespeareana

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How to use Shakespeareana in a sentence

  • Shakespeareana has already been dealt with under heading No. 9, and the bibliography of the Drama is a voluminous one.

    The Book-Hunter at Home | P. B. M. Allan
  • I purchased it a few years ago by accident in a small collection of imperfectly catalogued Shakespeareana.

British Dictionary definitions for Shakespeareana

Shakespeareana

/ (ˈʃeɪkˌspɪərɪˈɑːnə, ʃeɪkˌspɪər-) /


pl n
  1. collected writings or items relating to Shakespeare

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