English Explanatory Dictionary

Sheldonian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Gilbert Sheldon.
name
  1. Clipping of Sheldonian Theatre.

Pronunciation

/ʃɛlˈdəʊnɪ.ən/

Word forms

Sheldonian the Sheldonian

Etymology

From Sheldon + -ian, named after Archbishop of Canterbury and university chancellor Gilbert Sheldon (1598–1677), whose endowment funded Oxford University's Sheldonian Theatre.

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