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Jacobean
Jacobean definition
Jaco·bean (jak′ə bē′ən)
adjective
- of James I of England
- of the period in England when he was king (1603-25)
Etymology: < ModL Jacobaeus < Jacobus, L form of the name of James I (see jack) + -an
noun
a poet or other person of this period
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