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belle epoque definition

belle epoque or belle époque (be lā pôk′)

the era of elegance and gaiety that characterized fashionable Parisian life in the period preceding WWI

Etymology: Fr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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