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Victorian (adj.)

1839, "belonging to or typical of the reign of Queen Victoria of Great Britain" (ruled 1837-1901). Figurative sense of "typified by prudish or outdated attitudes" is attested by 1934. The noun meaning "a person from or typical of Victorian times" is from 1876.

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Definitions of Victorian from WordNet
1
victorian (adj.)
exaggeratedly proper;
Synonyms: priggish / prim / prissy / prudish / puritanical / square-toed / straitlaced / strait-laced / straightlaced / straight-laced / tight-laced
2
Victorian (adj.)
of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled;
Victorian (adj.)
typical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria;
3
Victorian (n.)
a person who lived during the reign of Victoria;
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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