English
Shakespearean
From Shakespeare + -ean.
A compound of Shakespeare + -ean
English shake ‘to brandish a weapon’
English Shakespeare
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived.
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Etymograph / Shakespearean