Oxfordian

Meanings

Noun

• A native or resident of Oxford.
• One who believes that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays traditionally attributed to William Shakespeare.

Proper Noun

• 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.

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.
• Relating to the Oxfordian age or stage.

Related

Similar words

• Corallian

Broader meaning words

• Phanerozoic - eon; Mesozoic - era; Jurassic - period; Upper Jurassic - epoch

Origin

• Oxford + -ian