Victorian

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adjective

  1. of or characteristic of the period of the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
  2. showing the middle-class respectability, prudery, bigotry, etc. generally attributed to Victorian England
  3. designating or of a style of architecture, decorations, and furnishings of the 19th cent., characterized by massiveness, flowery carving, and ornate design

noun

a person of the time of Queen Victoria

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adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or belonging to the period of the reign of Queen Victoria: a Victorian novel.
  2. Relating to or displaying the standards or ideals of morality regarded as characteristic of the time of Queen Victoria: Victorian manners.
  3. Being in the highly ornamented, massive style of architecture, decor, and furnishings popular in 19th-century England.
noun
A person belonging to or exhibiting characteristics typical of the Victorian period.

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