Shakespeareanism

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Etymology

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From Shakespearean +‎ -ism.

Noun

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Shakespeareanism (countable and uncountable, plural Shakespeareanisms)

  1. (uncountable, paleologism) The devotion to or the teaching of the works and terminology of William Shakespeare.
  2. (countable) A term coined by Shakespeare, or otherwise derived from his works.
  3. Shakespeare's works collectively. (Can we add an example for this sense?)