mid-Victorian

[ mid-vik-tawr-ee-uh n, -tohr- ]

/ ˈmɪd vɪkˈtɔr i ən, -ˈtoʊr- /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the middle portion (about 1850 to 1890) of the reign of Queen Victoria (reigned 1837–1901) in England: mid-Victorian writers.

noun

a person, as a writer, belonging to the mid-Victorian time.

a person of mid-Victorian tastes, standards, ideas, etc.

Origin of mid-Victorian

First recorded in 1900–05

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mid-Vic·to·ri·an·ism, noun

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In mid-Victorian days they labelled all sorts of things as unspeakable that we should speak about quite tolerantly.
Reginald in Russia|Saki
Mr. Nevill does not assign its precise date, but gives it as an instance of "mid-Victorian bigotry."
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920|Various
Specimen of mid-Victorian abode—entrance, one shilling, with catalogue.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume III.|John Galsworthy
Somehow, with the modern, or rather mid-Victorian iron register fireplace all beauty and interest of design is lost.
The Bases of Design|Walter Crane

And by summoning the memories of a mid-Victorian childhood she actually succeeded.
The Vanity Girl|Compton Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for mid-victorian

mid-Victorian

adjective

British history of or relating to the middle period of the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901)

noun

a person of the mid-Victorian era

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