Ashmolean
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ashmole + -an, named after English antiquary, politician, astrologer and alchemist Elias Ashmole (1617–1692), whose gift of his cabinet of curiosities became the basis of Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum.
Adjective[edit]
Ashmolean (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Elias Ashmole.
Proper noun[edit]
the Ashmolean
- (Oxford) Clipping of Ashmolean Museum.