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Spenserian

Spenserian adjective: of or pertaining to Edmund Spenser (c.1552–1599), English poet, or his works.

Adjective

Spenserian (comparative more Spenserian, superlative most Spenserian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Edmund Spenser (c.1552–1599), English poet, or his works.

Noun

Spenserian (plural Spenserians)

  1. One of a group of poets who imitated Spenser.

Forms of Spenserian

Adjective
comparativemore Spenserian
superlativemost Spenserian
Noun
pluralSpenserians

Origin of Spenserian

From Spenser + -ian.

Words formed from Spenserian

Phrases with Spenserian

Questions about Spenserian

What does Spenserian mean?
Spenserian means of or pertaining to Edmund Spenser (c.1552–1599), English poet, or his works.
What part of speech is Spenserian?
Spenserian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Spenserian in the dictionary

  1. spenny
  2. Spennymoor
  3. spenocyte
  4. spense
  5. Spenser
  6. Spenserian
  7. Spenserian sonnet
  8. Spenserian sonnets
  9. Spenserian stanza
  10. Spenserian stanzas
  11. Spenseriana

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