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Definition of Shakespearian

1. Noun. A Shakespearean scholar.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works. "Shakespearean plays"

Definition of Shakespearian

1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of Shakespearean) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shakespearian

Shaivites Shak Shaker Shakeress Shakeresses Shakerism Shakerisms Shakers Shakespeare Shakespearean

Shakespearean sonnet Shakespearean sonnets Shakespeareana Shakespeareanism Shakespeareans Shakespearian Shakespeariana Shakespearianism Shakha Shakhas

Shakspeare Shakspere Shakta Shaktas Shakti Shaktism Shaktist Shakyamuni Shalhevet Shalom Asch

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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