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Shakespeareanism

Shakespeareanism noun: the devotion to or the teaching of the works and terminology of William Shakespeare.

Noun

Shakespeareanism (countable and uncountable, plural Shakespeareanisms)

  1. (uncountable) The devotion to or the teaching of the works and terminology of William Shakespeare.
    • I thee tell, Woman: our Son is become lost to Shakespeareanism and Latin, all but unwilling to be a Typesetter as his Father.
  2. (countable) A term coined by Shakespeare, or otherwise derived from his works.
    • It is said that the English language has over 1,700 Shakespereanisms.
  3. (uncountable) Shakespeare's works collectively.
    • A small number of persons has ever perused Shakespeareanism in its entirety.
    • Dr. Hallsworth is a scholar of literature, with an expertise on the Shakespeareanism.

Forms of Shakespeareanism

pluralShakespeareanisms
alternative formShakespearianism

Origin of Shakespeareanism

From Shakespearean + -ism.

Questions about Shakespeareanism

What does Shakespeareanism mean?
Shakespeareanism means the devotion to or the teaching of the works and terminology of William Shakespeare.
What part of speech is Shakespeareanism?
Shakespeareanism is a noun.
What is the plural of Shakespeareanism?
The plural of Shakespeareanism is Shakespeareanisms.

Words near Shakespeareanism in the dictionary

  1. Shakespeare
  2. Shakespearean
  3. Shakespearean sonnet
  4. Shakespearean sonnets
  5. Shakespeareana
  6. Shakespeareanism
  7. Shakespeareanisms
  8. Shakespeareanize
  9. Shakespeareanized
  10. Shakespeareanizes
  11. Shakespeareanizing

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