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Elizabethan
[ ih-liz-uh-bee-thuhn, -beth-uhn ]
adjective
- of or relating to the reign of Elizabeth I, queen of England, or to her times:
Elizabethan diplomacy; Elizabethan music.
- noting or pertaining to an English Renaissance style of architecture of the reign of Elizabeth I characterized by fantastic sculptured or molded ornament of German or Flemish origin, symmetrical layouts, and an emphasis on domestic architecture. Compare Jacobean ( def 2 ).
noun
- an English person who lived during the Elizabethan period, especially a poet or dramatist.
Elizabethan
/ ɪˌɪəˈːθə /
adjective
- of, characteristic of, or relating to England or its culture in the age of Elizabeth I or to the United Kingdom or its culture in the age of Elizabeth II
- of, relating to, or designating a style of architecture used in England during the reign of Elizabeth I, characterized by moulded and sculptured ornament based on German and Flemish models
noun
- a person who lived in England during the reign of Elizabeth I
Other Word Forms
- ·پ-····ٳ adjective noun
- -····ٳ adjective
- Dz-····ٳ adjective noun
- -····ٳ adjective noun
- ·-····ٳ adjective noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of Elizabethan1
Example Sentences
In the converted barn's main room, Elizabethan ballads drifted through smoke-thick air as someone scattered chrysanthemum petals across a sheepskin rug.
Meanwhile, Gatwa has also been cast to play Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe on stage for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been cast in a new play as Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe, the Royal Shakespeare Company has announced.
She helped Winesburg construct her wedding dress, a historically faithful reproduction of Elizabethan garb.
The only attention-thieving screens that the Elizabethan Welsh composer could have known would have been decorative barriers.
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