Edwardian

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Edwardian

Sounds like Edwardean · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dɪən, -ɑː(ɹ)dɪən

adjective more Edwardian · most Edwardian

Of the period in British history from circa 1901 to 1910, when Edward VII ruled the British Empire. If the kind of network we envisage is to be established, it would be unwise to begin any of its services hurriedly with older stock, which, however admirable in its day, now has an air of faded Edwardian splendour that is out of joint with the times.

noun Edwardians

historical A person from the Edwardian era. So he began, being an Edwardian, by describing accurately and minutely the sort of house Hilda lived in, and the sort of house she saw from the window. House property was the common ground from which the Edwardians found it easy to proceed to intimacy.

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adj relating to the reign of Edward VII

Português	eduardiano
Français	édouardien
Deutsch	Edwardisch
Русский	эдвардианский edvardianskij

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@misc{edwardian_2026,
  title = {Edwardian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/edwardian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}