"Shakespearean" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ʃeɪkˈspɪəɹi.ən/ [UK], /ʃeɪkˈspɪɹi.ən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Shakespearean.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more Shakespearean [comparative], most Shakespearean [superlative]
enPR: shāk-spîrʹē-ən [US] Rhymes: -ɪəɹiən, -ɪɹiən Etymology: Shakespeare + -ean Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Shakespeare|-ean}} Shakespeare + -ean Head templates: {{en-adj}} Shakespearean (comparative more Shakespearean, superlative most Shakespearean)
  1. (literature) Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived. Categories (topical): Literature
    Sense id: en-Shakespearean-en-adj-0WDNp3cf Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ean Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ean: 46 10 29 6 8 Topics: literature, media, publishing
  2. Derivative of Shakespeare's works or authorship. Categories (topical): British fiction, Fiction, People, William Shakespeare Translations (pertaining to Shakespeare or his works): 莎士比亞的 (Chinese Mandarin), 莎士比亚的 (Shāshìbǐyà de) (Chinese Mandarin), 莎士比亞作品的 (Chinese Mandarin), 莎士比亚作品的 (Shāshìbǐyà zuòpǐn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 莎士比亞風格的 (Chinese Mandarin), 莎士比亚风格的 (Shāshìbǐyà fēnggé de) (Chinese Mandarin), shakespearovský (Czech), van Shakespeare (Dutch), Shakespearein (Dutch), ŝekspira (Esperanto), Shakespearen (Finnish), shakespearien (French), σαιξπηρικός (saixpirikós) (Greek), shakespeare-i (Hungarian), scespiriano (Italian), shakespeariano (Italian), シェークスピアの (Shēkusupia no) (Japanese), шекспировски (šekspirovski) (Macedonian), шекспирски (šekspirski) (Macedonian), Szekspirowski (Polish), szekspirowski (Polish), shakespeariano (Portuguese), шекспи́ровский (šekspírovskij) (Russian), шекспи́рский (šekspírskij) (Russian), шѐкспӣрскӣ [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), шекспирѝја̄нскӣ [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), šèkspīrskī [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), šekspirìjānskī [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), shakespeariano (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Shakespearean-en-adj-OVs~uLE2 Disambiguation of British fiction: 18 36 8 17 22 Disambiguation of Fiction: 19 35 8 18 20 Disambiguation of People: 13 37 8 14 28 Disambiguation of William Shakespeare: 23 31 8 15 23 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to Shakespeare or his works': 35 63 3
  3. Composed of Shakespearean sonnets. Synonyms: Shakespearian, Shakesperian, Shaksperian [archaic] Derived forms: Shakespeareanism, Shakespeareanize, Shakespeareanly, Shakespeareanness, Shakespearean sonnet Related terms: Bacon-Shakespearean, Shakespeareana
    Sense id: en-Shakespearean-en-adj-nGk0Je1D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 11 51 5 10

Noun

IPA: /ʃeɪkˈspɪəɹi.ən/ [UK], /ʃeɪkˈspɪɹi.ən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Shakespearean.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Shakespeareans [plural]
enPR: shāk-spîrʹē-ən [US] Rhymes: -ɪəɹiən, -ɪɹiən Etymology: Shakespeare + -ean Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Shakespeare|-ean}} Shakespeare + -ean Head templates: {{en-noun}} Shakespearean (plural Shakespeareans)
  1. A scholar of the works of Shakespeare.
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  2. A person trained to act in Shakespeare's plays.
    Sense id: en-Shakespearean-en-noun-Sp~0x~2U

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          "Shakespearean sonnet"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʃeɪkˈspɪəɹi.ən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃeɪkˈspɪɹi.ən/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪəɹiən"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪɹiən"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
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    },
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      "enpr": "shāk-spîrʹē-ən",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "word": "Shakespearian"
    },
    {
      "word": "Shakesperian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "莎士比亞的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Shāshìbǐyà de",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "莎士比亚的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "莎士比亞作品的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Shāshìbǐyà zuòpǐn de",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "莎士比亚作品的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "莎士比亞風格的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Shāshìbǐyà fēnggé de",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "莎士比亚风格的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "shakespearovský"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "van Shakespeare"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "Shakespearein"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "ŝekspira"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "Shakespearen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "shakespearien"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "saixpirikós",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "σαιξπηρικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "shakespeare-i"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "scespiriano"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "shakespeariano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Shēkusupia no",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "シェークスピアの"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "šekspirovski",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "шекспировски"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "šekspirski",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "шекспирски"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "Szekspirowski"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "szekspirowski"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "shakespeariano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šekspírovskij",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "шекспи́ровский"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šekspírskij",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "шекспи́рский"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "шѐкспӣрскӣ"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "шекспирѝја̄нскӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "šèkspīrskī"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "šekspirìjānskī"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pertaining to Shakespeare or his works",
      "word": "shakespeariano"
    }
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}

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      "ipa": "/ʃeɪkˈspɪəɹi.ən/",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʃeɪkˈspɪɹi.ən/",
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      "enpr": "shāk-spîrʹē-ən",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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    {
      "word": "Shakespearian"
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    {
      "word": "Shakesperian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "Shaksperian"
    }
  ],
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}

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