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Meaning of Shakespeareanism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. The devotion to or the teaching of the works and terminology of William Shakespeare.
    uncountable
  2. A term coined by Shakespeare, or otherwise derived from his works.
    countable
  3. Shakespeare's works collectively.
    uncountable

Examples

“I thee tell, Woman: our Son is become lost to Shakespeareanism and Latin, all but unwilling to be a Typesetter as his Father.”
“It is said that the English language has over 1,700 Shakespereanisms.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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