400+ Words Shakespeare Invented or Coined

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How many words did William Shakespeare invent? Probably around 1,000. Here are 400+ words Shakespeare invented or coined, a selection of the most interesting or notable.

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sources: NPR, Shakespeare’s English, Lit Charts

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David McCandless, Swanuja Maslekar  Code: Tom Evans, Paul Barton @ VizSweet.com

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