SHAKESPEARIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Shakespearian mean? 

• SHAKESPEARIAN (noun)
  The noun SHAKESPEARIAN has 1 sense:

1. a Shakespearean scholar

  Familiarity information: SHAKESPEARIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• SHAKESPEARIAN (adjective)
  The adjective SHAKESPEARIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works

  Familiarity information: SHAKESPEARIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHAKESPEARIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Shakespearean scholar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Shakespearean; Shakespearian

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

bookman; scholar; scholarly person; student (a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines)

• SHAKESPEARIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Shakespearean; Shakespearian

Context example:

Shakespearean plays

Pertainym:

Shakespeare (English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616))

Derivation:

Shakespeare (English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616))

 Context examples 

I had just finished sweeping the cabin, and had been inveigled by Wolf Larsen into a discussion of Hamlet, his favourite Shakespearian character, when Johansen descended the companion stairs followed by Johnson.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)