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Shakespearean

/ʃeɪkˈspɪəɹi.ən/ UK
/ʃeɪkˈspɪɹi.ən/ US

Rhymes with -ɪəɹiən, -ɪɹiən

adjective more Shakespearean · most Shakespearean · Shakespearian · Shakesperian · Shaksperian

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. […]there were those who had them set far over back—wide-awake men, who wanted a clear prospect; while careless men, who did not know, or care, how their hats sat, had them shaking about in all directions. The various hats, in fact, were quite a Shakespearean study.
Derivative of Shakespeare's works or authorship.
Composed of Shakespearean sonnets.

noun Shakespeareans · Shakespearian · Shakesperian · Shaksperian

A scholar of the works of Shakespeare. Another lawyer and well-known Shakespearian, Richard Grant White, says: "No dramatist of the time, not even [Francis] Beaumont, who was the younger son of a judge of the Common Pleas, and who after studying in the Inns of Court abandoned law for the drama, used legal phrases with Shakespeare's readi
A person trained to act in Shakespeare's plays.

proper noun Shakespearian · Shakesperian · Shaksperian

Shakespearean English. I have had no one to talk to for ages. There’s Ma, who only talks in Shakespearean. And it took me ages to learn that and I still don’t understand the whole thing.

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adj pertaining to Shakespeare or his works

Español	shakespeariano
日本語	シェークスピアの Shēkusupia no
中文	莎士比亞的 /莎士比亚的 Shāshìbǐyà de, 莎士比亞作品的 /莎士比亚作品的 Shāshìbǐyà zuòpǐn de, 莎士比亞風格的 /莎士比亚风格的 Shāshìbǐyà fēnggé de
Português	shakespeariano
Français	shakespearien
Italiano	scespiriano, shakespeariano
Ελληνικά	σαιξπηρικός saixpirikós
Русский	шекспи́ровский šekspírovskij, шекспи́рский šekspírskij

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@misc{shakespearean_2026,
  title = {Shakespearean},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shakespearean},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}