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Marlovian

Marlovian adjective: of or relating to the English writer Christopher Marlowe (c.1564–1593).

Adjective

Marlovian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the English writer Christopher Marlowe (c.1564–1593).
    • Also it is worth attending to the Marlovian questions because they are too easily drowned out by another characteristic rhetorical device, the hyperboles so well analyzed by Harry Levin.1982 Winter, Larence Danson, “Christopher Marlowe: The Questioner”, in English Literary Renaissance, volume 12, number 1
  2. Pertaining to the conspiracy theory that Christopher Marlowe was the main writer of works attributed to William Shakespeare.

Noun

Marlovian (plural Marlovians)

  1. Someone who believes that Christopher Marlowe was the main writer of works attributed to William Shakespeare.

Forms of Marlovian

Adjective
alternative formMarlowean
alternative formMarlowian
Noun
pluralMarlovians

Origin of Marlovian

From Marlow + -v- + -ian.

Questions about Marlovian

What does Marlovian mean?
Marlovian means of or relating to the English writer Christopher Marlowe (c.1564–1593).
What part of speech is Marlovian?
Marlovian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Marlovian in the dictionary

  1. marloo
  2. marloos
  3. Marlos
  4. marlot
  5. marlots
  6. Marlovian
  7. Marlovians
  8. Marlow
  9. Marlowe
  10. Marlowean
  11. Marlowesque

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