Victorian
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- adjective
- /vɪkˈtɔriən/
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victoriano
- Many famous authors, such as Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy, wrote during the Victorian era, reflecting its complex social issues.
- the Victorian era
- the Victorian period
- Victorian England
It's like a little Victorian childhood story.
- It's like a little Victorian childhood story.
- So that party was Victorian Japanese steampunk.
- That is imposing your will on me just as much as the Victorian censors would have done.
- So it's an alternative Victorian England.
- So there's a sort of like vigilantism for civilization and for for Victorian era characters.
- What is that in the OR that is a Victorian English replica.
Examples
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In Victorian times, a widow was expected to mourn her husband for two years.
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I've got a beautifully converted Victorian town house.
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It's like a little Victorian childhood story.
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Her work includes two Victorian mystery series and a series set during World War I.
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Pretty typical I think of Victorian advertising art.
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It was a just a Victorian house with an extra lot.
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The lack of an answer infringes all the rules of game time so dear to Victorian middle class culture.
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Another high point for the class was our study of the Victorian prose writers.
Academic text (2011) -
So Herne Bay is a Victorian seaside resort.
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The hallway led to a large sitting room with overstuffed Victorian furniture, worn-looking but clean.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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The period in Britain when Queen Victoria ruled, 1837 to 1901
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A time in British history from 1837 to 1901 with strict social rules and many grand buildings
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A decorative way of designing rooms and furniture with many small details and rich colors
Compounds
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A time in British history from 1837 to 1901 with strict social rules and many grand buildings
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A decorative way of designing rooms and furniture with many small details and rich colors
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A style of building from Queen Victoria's time with lots of decoration and mixed older styles
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Etymology
Victorian comes from the name Victoria, the queen of Britain in the 1800s. It means 'from her time', so a Victorian house or painting is one that shows the style and culture people had while she was queen.