Shakespeare

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Proper noun 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Derived terms 1.1.3 Translations 1.2 Noun

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Singular Shakespeare

Plural -

Shakespeare

1. An English surname.
2. William Shakespeare, an English playwright and poet of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries
3. His works or media adaptations of his works.
4. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Eloquent poetry.

   Her composition was pure Shakespeare.

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• (William Shakespeare): Note that Shakespeare's manuscripts use a great many different spellings of his surname, too many to list here. (At the time, spellings were much more variable than today.)

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• Shakespearean

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Shakespeare (uncountable)

1. Eloquent language, especially English; poetry.
   • 1979 Oct 10, Russell Maker, “Highbrows Ruin Baseball's Language”, Toledo Blade:

     This may not be poetry, but in competition with "Ryan has good velocity and excellent location" it is pure Shakespeare.