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SHAVIAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

admirer; booster; champion; friend; protagonist; supporter (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to George Bernard Shaw or his works

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Shaw (British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950))

Derivation:

Shaw (British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950))

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