First Known Use: 1844
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Jacobean
adjective Jac·o·be·an \ˌja-kə-ˈbē-ən\
: of or relating to James I of England or the time (1603–25) when he was king
Full Definition of JACOBEAN
: of, relating to, or characteristic of James I of England or his age
— Jacobean noun
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Origin of JACOBEAN
New Latin Jacobaeus, from Jacobus James
Rhymes with JACOBEAN
Aeschylean, Anacreon, apogean, Aramaean, Atlantean, Caribbean, Cerberean, cyclopean, Damoclean, empyrean, European, Galilean, Hasmonaean, Herculean, Idumaean, Ituraean, kallikrein, Maccabean, Manichaean, Mycenaean, nemertean, nepenthean, panacean, perigean, Sadducean, Sisyphean, Tacitean, Tennessean, Typhoean
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