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jacobaean

jacobaean is the alternative form of Jacobean.

Meaning of Jacobean

Adjective

Jacobean (comparative more Jacobean, superlative most Jacobean)

  1. Relating to a Jacob or James.
  2. (historical) Relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I (of Scotland and England, 1567–1625).
    • On one level, Irréversible is a companion piece to "bad girl" road movie Baise-Moi, which also featured a brutal rape sequence and the kind of stomach-churning violence that makes Jacobean Revenge drama seem understated.2002 August 2, Geoffrey Macnab, “'The rape had to be disgusting to be useful'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

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Words formed from jacobaean

  • jacobaean lily

Questions about jacobaean

What is jacobaean the alternative form of?
Jacobaean is the alternative form of Jacobean.

Words near jacobaean in the dictionary

  1. Jacob's staff
  2. Jacob's staffs
  3. Jacob's-ladder
  4. Jacob's-ladders
  5. Jacobabad
  6. jacobaean
  7. Jacobe
  8. Jacobean
  9. Jacobean lilies
  10. Jacobean lily
  11. Jacobeans

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