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stratfordian

/stɹætˈfɔɹdi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
strat-for-dian
IPA
/stɹætˈfɔɹdi.ən/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inhabitant of the town Stratford-upon-Avon, or any other town called Stratford.

noun

A person who, in the matter over who wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare, holds that it was William Shakespeare himself.

adj

Characteristic of, or relating to, Stratford-upon-Avon, or another place called Stratford.

adj

Pertaining to the mainstream view that William Shakespeare is the author of the works attributed to him.

Etymology

From Stratford + -ian. In the Shakespeare-controversy sense, due to Shakespeare's birth in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /stɹætˈfɔɹdi.ən/
  • British English: /stɹætˈfɔːdi.ən/

Inflected Forms

Stratfordians (plural)

Phrases

Anti-Stratfordian

Frequently Paired Words

Baconian

Questions

How do you pronounce stratfordian?
The recorded pronunciation is /stɹætˈfɔɹdi.ən/.
What does stratfordian mean?
An inhabitant of the town Stratford-upon-Avon, or any other town called Stratford.
Where does stratfordian come from?
From Stratford + -ian. In the Shakespeare-controversy sense, due to Shakespeare's birth in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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