Chaucerian

Chaucerian
/chaw sear"ee euhn/, adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Chaucer's writings: Chaucerian wit.
n.
2. a scholar devoted to the study of Chaucer and his writings.
[1650-60; CHAUCER + -IAN]

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  • Chaucerian — adjective see Chaucer …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Chaucerian — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to Geoffrey Chaucer or his writings. 2. noun A poet influenced by Chaucer …   Wiktionary

  • Chaucerian — n. one who studies the writings of Chaucer (English poet) adj. pertaining to Chaucer or his works (English poet) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Chaucerian — [tʃɔ: sɪərɪən] adjective relating to Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1342–1400) or his writing. noun a student or admirer of Chaucer …   English new terms dictionary

  • chaucerian — chau·ce·ri·an …   English syllables

  • Chaucerian — /tʃɔˈsɪəriən/ (say chaw searreeuhn) adjective 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer. –noun 2. a scholar devoted to the study of Chaucer. 3. an imitator or follower of Chaucer …  

  • chaucerian — adj. & n. adj. of or relating to the English poet Chaucer (d. 1400) or his style. n. a student of Chaucer …   Useful english dictionary

  • non-Chaucerian — adj., n. * * * …   Universalium

  • post-Chaucerian — adj. * * * …   Universalium

  • pre-Chaucerian — adj. * * * …   Universalium

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