Shakespeareanism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The devotion to or the teaching of the works and terminology of William Shakespeare. uncountable

    "I thee tell, Woman: our Son is become lost to Shakespeareanism and Latin, all but unwilling to be a Typesetter as his Father."

  2. 2
    A term coined by Shakespeare, or otherwise derived from his works. countable

    "It is said that the English language has over 1,700 Shakespereanisms."

  3. 3
    Shakespeare's works collectively. uncountable

    "A small number of persons has ever perused Shakespeareanism in its entirety."

Synonyms

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shakespearism

Example

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"I thee tell, Woman: our Son is become lost to Shakespeareanism and Latin, all but unwilling to be a Typesetter as his Father."

Etymology

From Shakespearean + -ism.

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