"Shakespeareanism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Shakespeareanisms [plural], Shakespearianism [alternative]
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  1. (uncountable, paleologism) The devotion to or the teaching of the works and terminology of William Shakespeare. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Shakespeareanism-en-noun-otf7BC7t Categories (other): Fiction, William Shakespeare Disambiguation of Fiction: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of William Shakespeare: 54 32 14
  2. (countable) A term coined by Shakespeare, or otherwise derived from his works. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Shakespeareanism-en-noun-dusXOfHi Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, British fiction, Fiction Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 23 54 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 23 54 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 23 55 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 63 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 26 57 17 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 63 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 70 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 79 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 71 14 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 14 73 13 Disambiguation of British fiction: 27 46 26 Disambiguation of Fiction: 33 33 33
  3. (uncountable) Shakespeare's works collectively. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Shakespeareanism-en-noun-M9qBjJS3 Categories (other): Fiction Disambiguation of Fiction: 33 33 33

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