# Ashmolean

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #86,029

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to Elias Ashmole.

## Etymology
From Ashmole + -an, named after English antiquary, politician, astrologer and alchemist Elias Ashmole (1617–1692), whose gift of his cabinet of curiosities became the basis of Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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