"period piece" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: period pieces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} period piece (plural period pieces)
  1. A work of art or drama which evokes a particular historical era.
    Sense id: en-period_piece-en-noun-4ELtyY9c
  2. A work which evokes the era in which it was produced, but may not have any other especial features.
    Sense id: en-period_piece-en-noun-V56bf~HP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66

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