Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Stratfordian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /stɹætˈfɔɹdi.ən/ (General-American)
- /stɹætˈfɔːdi.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Stratford + -ian. In the Shakespeare-controversy sense, due to Shakespeare's birth in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Characteristic of, or relating to, Stratford-upon-Avon, or another place called Stratford.
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(not-comparable) Pertaining to the mainstream view that William Shakespeare is the author of the works attributed to him.
Relateds
Baconian
Stratfordian en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /stɹætˈfɔɹdi.ən/ (General-American)
- /stɹætˈfɔːdi.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Stratford + -ian. In the Shakespeare-controversy sense, due to Shakespeare's birth in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Meanings
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An inhabitant of the town Stratford-upon-Avon, or any other town called Stratford.
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A person who, in the matter over who wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare, holds that it was William Shakespeare himself.
Forms
Deriveds
Anti-Stratfordian · anti-Stratfordian