Shakespearean
or Shake·spear·i·an
[ sheyk-speer-ee-uhn ]
adjective
of, relating to, or suggestive of Shakespeare or his works.
noun
a Shakespearean scholar; a specialist in the study of the works of Shakespeare.
Origin of Shakespearean
1First recorded in 1810–20; Shakespeare + -an
Other words from Shakespearean
- Shake·spear·e·an·ism, Shake·spear·i·an·ism, noun
- half-Shake·spear·e·an, adjective
- non-Shake·spear·e·an, adjective
- non-Shake·spear·i·an, adjective
- post-Shake·spear·e·an, adjective
- post-Shake·spear·i·an, adjective
- pre-Shake·spear·e·an, adjective
- pre-Shake·spear·i·an, adjective
- pseu·do-Shake·spear·e·an, adjective
- pseu·do-Shake·spear·i·an, adjective
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How to use Shakespearean in a sentence
I affirm without hesitation that the prologues to all five Acts are non-Shakespearean, and plainly by one other hand.
The Evolution of States | J. M. Robertson
British Dictionary definitions for Shakespearean
Shakespearean
Shakespearian
/ (ʃeɪkˈspɪərɪən) /
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of Shakespeare or his works
noun
a student of or specialist in Shakespeare's works
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