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Definition of Elizabethan adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Elizabethan

adjective
 
/ɪˌlɪzəˈbiːθn/
 
/ɪˌlɪzəˈbiːθn/
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  1. connected with the time when Queen Elizabeth I was queen of England (1558–1603)
    • Elizabethan drama/music
    • The Elizabethan age was a time of exploration and discovery.
    CultureThe features of Elizabethan architecture included large windows, wooden panels on the walls, and decorative effects in plaster. Houses in the Elizabethan style are often in the shape of an E or an H. Longleat House is a good example.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryElizabethan is used with these nouns:
    • age
    • mansion
    • theatre
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