adj
Meaning 1
Relating to a Jacob or James.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Jacobean
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˌd͡ʒæk.əˈbi.ən/
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CMU ARPABET: JH AE2 K AH0 B IY1 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I (of Scotland and England, 1567–1625).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 3
A partisan of James I and of the House of Stuart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to James I or his reign or times
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Jacobean writers
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noun
Meaning 5
any distinguished personage during the reign of James I
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Englishman
History
Etymology
Etymology tree New Latin Iacobaeus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Jacobean From New Latin Iacobaeus + English -an.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: jakobínský — relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I
- Galician: xacobino — relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I
- Irish: Seacaibíneach — relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I
- Spanish: jacobeo — relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I
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