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Elizabethan - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Elizabethan' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Elizabethan [ a.]
- Pertaining to Queen Elizabeth or her times, esp. to the architecture or literature of her reign; as, the Elizabethan writers, drama, literature.
2 . Elizabethan [ n.]
- One who lived in England in the time of Queen Elizabeth.

Meaning of 'Elizabethan' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . elizabethan [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I
Example in sentence:
  • William Shakespeare was an Elizabethan
2 . elizabethan [ a]
Meaning (2):
- of or relating to Elizabeth I of England or to the age in which she ruled as queen
Example in sentence:
  • Elizabethan music