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ELIZABETHAN
Elizabethan
(adjective) of or relating to Elizabeth I of England or to the age in which she ruled as queen; “Elizabethan music”
Elizabethan
(noun) a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I; “William Shakespeare was an Elizabethan”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
E*liz"a*beth`an, a.
Definition: Pertaining to Queen Elizabeth or her times, esp. to the architecture or literature of her reign; as, the Elizabethan writers, drama, literature.
– n.
Definition: One who lived in England in the time of Queen Elizabeth. Lowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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