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Chaucerian

[ chaw-seer-ee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Chaucer's writings:

    Chaucerian wit.



noun

  1. a scholar devoted to the study of Chaucer and his writings.

Chaucerian

/ tʃɔːˈsɪərɪən /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an imitator of Chaucer, esp one of a group of 15th-century Scottish writers who took him as a model
    1. an admirer of Chaucer's works
    2. a specialist in the study or teaching of Chaucer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • non-Chau·ceri·an adjective noun
  • post-Chau·ceri·an adjective
  • pre-Chau·ceri·an adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Chaucerian1

First recorded in 1650–60; Chaucer + -ian
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Example Sentences

But he glimpsed something new in them: that these songs were our Chaucerian saga, our tarot cards, our Odyssey, our blues, our soul music.

From BBC

And Last: New doctrines: Carnahan’s Rule of Three: The longer one works to bring ironic Talmudic allusion and elegant Chaucerian wit to one’s entry, the greater the likelihood the winner will feature “drool,” “snot” or “poopy.”

Dwight Garner, in a review for The New York Times, called it “Chaucerian in its brio.”

Smith wanted to maintain as many Chaucerian elements as possible in her adaptation, she said, and the contours of the story remain the same, while the play’s dialogue is written in verse couplets.

“The Chair” is a feast for English geeks, crammed with Melville trivia and Chaucerian sex jokes.

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