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Macbethan

Macbethan is the alternative form of Macbethian.

Meaning of Macbethian

Adjective

Macbethian (comparative more Macbethian, superlative most Macbethian)

  1. Of or pertaining to William Shakespeare's play Macbeth (circa 1603–1607) about a regicide and the supernatural.
    • This is a Macbethian Gothic, a subtype of the shilling shocker designed to thrill the reader with gory supernatural spectacle.1998, Syndy M. Conger, Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture, Volume 26

Forms of Macbethan

comparativemore Macbethan
superlativemost Macbethan

Origin of Macbethan

From Macbeth + -an.

Questions about Macbethan

What is Macbethan the alternative form of?
Macbethan is the alternative form of Macbethian.

Words near Macbethan in the dictionary

  1. Macbeth
  2. Macbeth chart
  3. Macbeth charts
  4. Macbeth trap
  5. Macbeth traps
  6. Macbethan
  7. Macbethian
  8. MacBook
  9. MacBooks
  10. MACC
  11. Macc.

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