"retro-Victorian" meaning in English

See retro-Victorian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɹɛt.ɹəʊ.vɪkˈtɔːɹ.iː.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɹɛt.ɹoʊ.vɪkˈtoɹ.i.ən/ [Canada, General-American], /ˌɹet.ɹəʉ.vɪkˈtoːɹ.iː.ən/ [General-Australian], /ˌɹet.ɹɐʉ.vəkˈtoːɹ.iː.ən/ [New-Zealand], /ˌɹɛt.ɹo.vɪkˈtoɹ.i.ən/ [Scotland], /ˌɾɛʈ.ɾoː.vɪkˈʈoːɾ.iː.an/ [India] Forms: more retro-Victorian [comparative], most retro-Victorian [superlative]
enPR: rĕt′rō-vĭk-tôr′ē-ən Etymology: From retro- + Victorian. Etymology templates: {{af|en|retro-|Victorian}} retro- + Victorian Head templates: {{en-adj|head=retro-Victorian}} retro-Victorian (comparative more retro-Victorian, superlative most retro-Victorian)
  1. (literature) A type of novel or fiction, written in the 20th century or later, that is set in the Victorian era (1837–1901).
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