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Definition of: Victorian
(vik·tôr′ē·ən, -tō′rē-) adjective
1. Of or relating to Queen Victoria, or to her reign.
2. Pertaining to or characteristic of the ideals and standards of morality and taste prevalent during the reign of Queen Victoria; prudish; conventional; narrow.
3. Of or pertaining to Victoria, Australia.
—noun
1. Anyone, especially an author, contemporary with Queen Victoria.
2. An article of furniture, dress, or the like, identified with or dating from the Victorian age.
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