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Ox′ford the′ory, 
  1. Literaturethe theory attributing the authorship of Shakespeare's plays to Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1550–1604. Cf. Baconian theory. 

'Oxford theory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Baconian theory

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