Anti-Stratfordian

noun

A person who, in the controversy over who wrote the Shakespeare canon, holds that it was probably written by someone other than William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon.

OriginEnglish Stratfordian ← Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti →
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Meanings

Anti-Stratfordian1

nounAnti-Stratfordian (plural Anti-Stratfordians)

plural Anti-Stratfordians

  1. Alternative letter-case form of anti-Stratfordian.

anti-Stratfordian2

nounanti-Stratfordian (plural anti-Stratfordians)

plural anti-Stratfordians · alternative Anti-Stratfordian

  1. A person who, in the controversy over who wrote the Shakespeare canon, holds that it was probably written by someone other than William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon.

Origin

Anti-Stratfordian · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. EnglishStratfordian
  8. EnglishAnti-Stratfordian

From anti- + Stratfordian.

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anti-Stratfordian · noun

From anti- + Stratfordian.

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APA

Anti-Stratfordian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anti-Stratfordian

MLA

“Anti-Stratfordian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anti-Stratfordian. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Anti-Stratfordian,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anti-Stratfordian.

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