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English
+ theory of Shakespeare authorship
Etymology
From en Oxford ian.
Pronunciation
en /ɒksˈfɔːdɪ.ən/ RP
Noun
A native or resident of Oxford.
en 2022 R. F. Kuang Babel HarperVoyager 352 ‘But that’s just Oxfordians being stupid and provincial,’ said Letty, ‘it doesn’t mean―’‘I know you don’t see it,’ said Ramy. ‘And I don’t expect you to, that’s not your lot in life.’
One who believes that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays traditionally attributed to William Shakespeare.
Translations
native or resident of Oxford
Finnish: fi oxfordilainen
Polish: pl oksfordczyk m, pl oksfordka f
believer
Finnish: fi oxfordilainen
Proper noun
+ (stage)
en geology The age from 163.5±1.0 Ma to 157.3±1.0 Ma or the stage of rocks (chiefly coral-derived limestones) deposited during it.
Synonyms
age 163.5-157.3Ma ago en Corallian
Hypernyms
age 163.5-157.3Ma ago en Phanerozoic - eon; Mesozoic - era; Jurassic - period; Upper Jurassic - epoch
Coordinate terms
age 163.5-157.3Ma ago en Callovian (Middle Jurassic); Oxfordian, Kimmeridgean, Tithonian (Upper Jurassic) - ages or stages
Translations
geologic age
Finnish: fi Oxford-kausi
French: fr Oxfordien
Galician: gl Oxfordiano
Polish: pl oksford m
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oxford or its residents.
Relating to or denoting the theory that Edward de Vere (1550–1604), Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.
en geology Relating to the Oxfordian age or stage.
Derived terms
en Oxfordianism
Related terms
en Oxfordish
Translations
of or pertaining to Oxford
Finnish: fi oxfordilainen
Italian: it oxfordiano
Polish: pl oksfordzki
denoting to a certain theory
Finnish: fi oxfordilainen
relating to or denoting a geologic age
Finnish: fi Oxford-kautinen
References
en eponyms
en British demonyms Geological periods