This week’s theme
Eponyms (words coined after people)

This week’s words
maecenas
guy
victorian
gongorism
gongorism
Addisonian

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(vik-TOR-ee-uhn)

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Prudish; outdated; exaggeratedly proper; hypocritical.
2. Relating to the period of the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901).
3. Relating to ornate architecture, furnishings, etc., characteristic of the period.

ETYMOLOGY:

After Queen Victoria of the UK (1819-1901). Earliest documented use: 1839.

USAGE:

“‘We’ve been discussing how she’s not allowed to be alone with a boy until she’s twenty-five;’
Evan smiled. ‘How very Victorian of you.’”
Roni Loren; Forever Starts Tonight; InterMix Books; 2014.

See more usage examples of Victorian in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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