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Meaning of Shavian | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
/ˈʃeɪ.vɪ.ən/

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to George Bernard Shaw or his works.
    not-comparable
  2. Of or relating to the Shavian alphabet.
    not-comparable

Examples

“Possibly more than any other Shavian character, Undershaft engenders critical disagreement and discussion, even among the other characters in the play who call him “wicked” and “immoral” and refer to him in Devilish terms such as “Mephistoles” and “The Prince of Darkness”.”
“Speaking as someone who supports the Shavian argument that monarchy is a bulwark against dictatorship, I found it a dignified occasion and a reminder that, as a nation, we seem to be infinitely better at staging public spectacles than at governing the country.”
“As late as the 1960s, Shaw's own Androcles and the Lion was published in his revised alphabet—but the fact that few people have even heard of the Shavian spelling reform shows how futile the effort has been.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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