victorian period



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Victorian \Vic*to"ri*an\, a.
   Of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria of England;
   as, the Victorian poets.
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   Victorian period. See Dionysian period, under
      Dyonysian.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Dionysian \Di`o*ny"sian\, a.
   Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the
   Dionysian, or Christian, era.
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   Dionysian period, a period of 532 years, depending on the
      cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon,
      or 19 years; -- sometimes called the {Greek paschal
      cycle}, or Victorian period.
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