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Definition of Shakespearian
1. Adjective. Of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works. "Shakespearean plays"
Partainyms: Shakespeare, Shakespeare
Derivative terms: Shakespeare, Shakespeare
2. Noun. A Shakespearean scholar.
Definition of Shakespearian
1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of Shakespearean) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shakespearian
Literary usage of Shakespearian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Literary World by Samuel R. Crocker, Edward Abbott, Nicholas Paine Gilman, Madeline Vaughan Abbott Bushnell, Bliss Carman, Herbert Copeland (1881)
"But Mr. Winsor's studies of Shakespeare have been bibliographical rather than
textual and critical ; and his only published shakespearian work is his ..."
2. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1912)
"... can sit in this scene if it is in the Elizabethan or shakespearian manner, as
the stools will be placed. If with scenery it is difficult to have ..."
3. A Short History of English Literature by George Saintsbury (1898)
"Despite the extreme uncertainty of shakespearian chronology, we do know that a
considerable part of Shakespeare's work was done 3'3 ..."
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