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Elizabethan

UK /ɪˌlɪzəˈbiːθ(ə)n/US /əˌlɪzəˈbiθ(ə)n/

adjective 3
noun 2
forms 3

adjective3

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Pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, monarch of England and Ireland, from 1558 to 1603.
- [T]he owners of Doddington Hall, in Lincolnshire, have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid in the grounds of the Elizabethan manor. — 2014
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Often preceded by new or second: pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, monarch of the United Kingdom, from 1952 to 2022.
- (The second Elizabethan era, that is. I’m not a maniac.) — 2015
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Pertaining to the reign of Empress Elizabeth of Russia, from 1741 to 1762.
- In any case, his [Peter III’s] action was a complete reversal of the Elizabethan policy, and his offer of unconditional peace eliminated Russia’s chance to secure concessions from Frederick. — 1956

noun2

A person (especially a writer) who lived during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, monarch of England and Ireland, from 1558 to 1603.
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A person who lived during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, monarch of the United Kingdom, from 1952 to 2022.
- The ‘New Elizabethans’ were to be in continuity with their past, but also youthful, inventive, exploratory – a spirit most clearly to be seen in the arts. — 2017

forms

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