Meaning & use

Elizabethan

adjective·Academic

Relating to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England, from 1558 to 1603, or to the culture of that period.

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The play is written in Elizabethan English, full of words that sound archaic today.

Tourists flocked to see the restored Elizabethan mansion with its original oak paneling.

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The Elizabethan era is famous for its flourishing theater, including the works of Shakespeare, and for England's growing naval power.

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