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[vik'to:riən] 1. adjective1) (of the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901): Victorian writers; Victorian households/furniture.)2) ((of an attitude towards morals etc) strict and conservative: a Victorian attitude to life.)2. noun(a person living in Queen Victoria's reign: The Victorians were great engineers and industrialists.)
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