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Baconian theory

–noun
the theory attributing the authorship of Shakespeare's plays to Francis Bacon.
Compare Oxford theory.


Origin:
1870–75
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Baconian theory  
n.  The theory that Francis Bacon was the author of the plays attributed to Shakespeare.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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