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Shakespeareanism.

The devotion to or the teaching of the works and terminology of William Shakespeare.

16 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The devotion to or the teaching of the works and terminology of William Shakespeare.

    uncountable
    I thee tell, Woman: our Son is become lost to Shakespeareanism and Latin, all but unwilling to be a Typesetter as his Father.
  2. A term coined by Shakespeare, or otherwise derived from his works.

    countable
    It is said that the English language has over 1,700 Shakespereanisms.
  3. Shakespeare's works collectively.

    uncountable
    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.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Shakespearean Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Shakespeareanism From Shakespearean + -ism.

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