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Edwardian

[ ed-wawr-dee-uhn, -wahr- ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the reign of Edward VII.
  2. reflecting the opulence or self-satisfaction characteristic of this reign.
  3. noting or pertaining to the castle architecture of Edward I.


noun

  1. a person who lived during the reign of Edward VII.

Edwardian

/ ɛdˈwɔːdɪən /

adjective

  1. denoting, relating to, or having the style of life, architecture, dress, etc, current in Britain during the reign of Edward VII
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a person who lived during the reign of Edward VII
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • Edˈwardianˌism, noun
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Other Words From

  • Ed·wardi·an·ism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Edwardian1

1860–65; Edward (VII, I) + -ian
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Example Sentences

At the center of allegations about a political cover-up is a nondescript Edwardian terraced house in West London.

Who rules East Europe,” says Kaplan (quoting the words of an Edwardian theorist), “rules the world.

One can put that down to Edwardian reticence if one pleases.

As Macmillan realized he had been betrayed, his whole belief system, based on Edwardian values and social discretion, collapsed.

We lived at the time in London, in the winding garret apartment of a red-brick Edwardian block in Mayfair.

He had preferred to the Georgians and their lively American contemporary, sincerely preferred, an Edwardian.

All this was, however, an indirect result of the Edwardian conquest.

The city walls, round which the river sweeps in broad, bold curves, are chiefly of the Edwardian period.

It is not until the Edwardian period of our history that we find castles used as places for the secure detention of captives.

If the Edwardian fox should take the same line, that footpath would cut off half a mile, and he made up his mind to follow it.

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