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Shakespearese

Shakespearese noun: language characteristic of, or in the style of, William Shakespeare.

Noun

Shakespearese (uncountable)

  1. Language characteristic of, or in the style of, William Shakespeare.

Origin of Shakespearese

From Shakespeare + -ese.

Questions about Shakespearese

What does Shakespearese mean?
Shakespearese means language characteristic of, or in the style of, William Shakespeare.
What part of speech is Shakespearese?
Shakespearese is a noun.

Words near Shakespearese in the dictionary

  1. Shakespearemania
  2. Shakespeareologist
  3. Shakespeareologists
  4. Shakespeareology
  5. Shakespeares
  6. Shakespearese
  7. Shakespearesque
  8. Shakespearian
  9. Shakespeariana
  10. Shakespearianism
  11. Shakespearianisms

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