Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bacon-shakespearean

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: ba-con-shake-speare-an
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who believes that Francis Bacon (1561–1626) or a relation of his was the author of the works attributed to William Shakespeare.

adj

Pertaining to the Bacon-Shakespeareans and their beliefs.

Etymology

Compound of Bacon + Shakespeare + -an.

Inflected Forms

Bacon-Shakespeareans (plural)

Synonyms

Baconian

Questions

What does bacon-shakespearean mean?: One who believes that Francis Bacon (1561–1626) or a relation of his was the author of the works attributed to William Shakespeare.
Where does bacon-shakespearean come from?: Compound of Bacon + Shakespeare + -an.

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