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Shakespearean

or Shake·spear·i·an

[ sheyk-speer-ee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or suggestive of Shakespeare or his works.


noun

  1. a Shakespearean scholar; a specialist in the study of the works of Shakespeare.

Shakespearean

/ ʃeɪkˈspɪərɪən /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Shakespeare or his works
“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. a student of or specialist in Shakespeare's works
“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

  • 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Shakespearean1

First recorded in 1810–20; Shakespeare + -an
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Example Sentences

I am not a Shakespearean scholar, but I have hiked around in this habitat, and “Shakespearean” is the first such tome that I have found not only thought-provoking but also moving and inspirational.

I volunteer this personal history because Robert McCrum’s magnificent new book, “Shakespearean,” is about, in part, Shakespeare’s ability to speak to many kinds of people in many different ways.

Not that the Shakespearean riff on/rip off is limited to novels.

Many legendary Shakespearean thespians have been indebted to drink.

Context: The Shakespearean actor allegedly said this to a nurse who, when attempting to moisten his lips, misfired.

And in typical Shakespearean fashion, the episode was still not done with everything.

Paul Bowles put it that way in Let It Come Down, a title taken from a Shakespearean assassin just before he strikes.

They were princes and were like Shakespearean young men of the brilliant water-fly type, such as Osric.

In turning over a pile of toast lists, the first to attract our attention is the one prepared for the Hull Shakespearean Festival.

With an intensity more painful than that of any Shakespearean drama, men's eyes were fastened on the armies in the field.

It is the very summary, the quintessence, of Shakespearean appreciation.

Never, probably, was a Shakespearean play so superbly mounted.

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