Oxfordian

  1. Noun.  A native or resident of Oxford.
  2. Noun.  One who believes that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays traditionally attributed to William Shakespeare of Stratford-Upon-Avon.
  3. Noun.  (geology) The Oxfordian age or the system of rocks (chiefly coral-derived limestones) deposited during it.
  4. Adjective.  relating to or denoting the theory that Edward de Vere (1550–1604), Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare of Stratford-Upon-Avon.
  5. Adjective.  elating to or denoting an age in the Upper Jurassic period, lasting from about 157 to 155 million years ago. Also called Corallian.

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