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Elizabethan

eli·za·bet·han

UK/ɪˌlɪzəˈbiːθ(ə)n/ US/əˌlɪzəˈbiθ(ə)n/ rare
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I

  • “William Shakespeare was an Elizabethan”

adjective

1.

of or relating to Queen Elizabeth I of England or to the age in which she ruled

  • “Elizabethan music”

Origin

From Elizabeth + -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives; and forming agent nouns), referring to Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Elizabeth II (1926-2022), and Elizabeth of Russia (1709-1762).

Phrases

  • Elizabethan collar
  • Elizabethan English
  • Elizabethan sonnet

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