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mid-Victorian

 
Dictionary: mid-Vic·to·ri·an
(mĭd'vĭk-tôr'ē-ən, -tōr'-)
adj.
Relating to, occurring in, or characteristic of the middle period of the reign of Queen Victoria in Great Britain (1837-1901), a period known for rigid social standards.

n.
  1. A person living in this period: "The mid-Victorians had moral zeal but no religion" (Keith Thomas).
  2. A person having rigid social standards.

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