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SHAKESPEAREAN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A Shakespearean scholar

Synonyms:

Shakespearean; Shakespearian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Shakespearean" is a kind of...):

bookman; scholar; scholarly person; student (a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works

Example:

Shakespearean plays

Synonyms:

Shakespearean; Shakespearian

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Shakespeare (English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616))

Derivation:

Shakespeare (English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616))

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