'Victorian period' definitions:
Definition of 'Victorian period'
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- Victorian \Vic*to"ri*an\, a. Of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria of England; as, the Victorian poets. [1913 Webster]
- Victorian period. See Dionysian period, under Dyonysian. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Victorian period'
From: GCIDE
- Dionysian \Di`o*ny"sian\, a. Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the Dionysian, or Christian, era. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]